Asset Purchase Agreement by and between Absolute Software Corporation, Purchaser and Phoenix Technologies Ltd., Seller Dated as of April 7, 2010
EXHIBIT 10.1
NOTE: Portions of this Exhibit are the subject of a Confidential Treatment Request by the
Registrant to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). Such portions have been
redacted and are marked with a “[***]” in the place of the redacted language. The redacted
information has been filed separately with the Commission.
by and between
Absolute Software Corporation, Purchaser
and
Phoenix Technologies Ltd., Seller
Dated as of April 7, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1. THE TRANSACTION |
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1.1 Purchased Assets |
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1.2 Excluded Assets |
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1.3 Assumed Liabilities |
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1.4 Excluded Liabilities |
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ARTICLE 2. CONSIDERATION FOR TRANSFER |
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2.1 Purchase Price |
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ARTICLE 3. CLOSING AND CLOSING DELIVERIES |
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3.1 Closing; Time and Place |
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3.2 Deliveries by Seller |
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3.3 Deliveries by Purchaser |
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3.4 Delivery by Purchaser and Seller |
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ARTICLE 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER |
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4.1 Organization, Good Standing, Qualification |
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4.2 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreements; Required Consents |
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4.3 Absence of Conflicts |
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4.4 Subsidiaries |
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4.5 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities |
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4.6 Absence of Changes |
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4.7 Restrictions on Business Activities |
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4.8 Material Contracts |
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4.9 Title; Sufficiency |
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4.10 Intellectual Property |
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4.11 Governmental Approvals |
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4.12 Product Warranties; Defects; Liabilities; Services |
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4.13 Compliance with Laws |
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4.14 Proceedings and Orders |
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4.15 Taxes |
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4.16 Brokers |
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4.17 Solvency |
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4.18 No Other Agreement |
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4.19 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
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4.20 Export Controls |
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4.21 WARN Act |
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4.22 Material Misstatements or Omissions |
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ARTICLE 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER |
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5.1 Organization and Good Standing |
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5.2 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreements |
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5.3 No Conflicts; Required Consents |
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5.4 Brokers |
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5.5 Financing |
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5.6 Independent Investigation |
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ARTICLE 6. POST-CLOSING COVENANTS |
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6.1 Transferred Intellectual Property |
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6.2 Cooperation |
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6.3 Return of Purchased Assets |
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6.4 Records and Documents |
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6.5 Trademarks and Domain Names |
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6.6 Bulk Sales Laws |
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6.7 Non-Competition |
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6.8 Nondisclosure |
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6.9 No Contest of Validity |
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6.10 Intentionally Omitted |
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6.11 Notices of Termination and Licenses for Seller Contracts |
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6.12 Employee Benefit Plans |
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6.13 Software Licenses |
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6.14 Software Code License to Seller |
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ARTICLE 7. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING |
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7.1 Conditions to Purchaser’s Obligation to Close |
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7.2 Conditions to Seller’s Obligation to Close |
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ARTICLE 8. INDEMNIFICATION |
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8.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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8.2 Indemnification |
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8.3 Exclusive Remedy |
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8.4 Procedure for Indemnification |
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8.5 Purchase Price Adjustment |
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8.6 Limitations on Indemnification |
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ARTICLE 9. TAX MATTERS |
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ARTICLE 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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10.1 Expenses |
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10.2 Interpretation |
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10.3 Further Assurances |
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10.4 Entire Agreement |
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10.5 Amendment, Waivers and Consents |
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10.6 Successors and Assigns |
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10.7 Specific Performance |
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10.8 Governing Law |
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10.9 Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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10.10 Rules of Construction |
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10.11 Severability |
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10.12 Exhibits |
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10.13 Notices |
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10.14 Rights of Parties |
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10.15 Counterparts |
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10.16 Public Announcements |
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10.17 Purchaser Liability |
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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibits
Exhibit A
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Certain Definitions | |
Exhibit B
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Licensed Code Under Section 6.13 | |
Exhibit C
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Licensed Code Under Section 6.14 | |
Exhibit 3.2(a)
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General Assignment and Xxxx of Sale | |
Exhibit 3.2(b)
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Support Services Agreement | |
Exhibit 3.2(c)
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Assignment and Assumption Agreement | |
Exhibit 3.2(d)
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Patent Assignment | |
Exhibit 3.2(h)
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Patent License | |
Exhibit 3.2(i)
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CSS and Tools License | |
Exhibit 3.2(k)
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Government Contract License |
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THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into this
7th day of April, 2010, by and between Absolute Software Corporation, a British Columbia
corporation (“Purchaser”), and Phoenix Technologies Ltd., a Delaware corporation
(“Seller”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined on Exhibit
A hereto.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller is engaged in the business of producing, developing, licensing and selling the
current FailSafe™ and Phoenix Freeze™ products and services (“Seller Products and
Services”), developer’s tools and related documentation (the “Business”);
WHEREAS, Purchaser desires to purchase from Seller and Seller desires to sell to Purchaser
certain of the assets, properties and rights of, the Business, and Purchaser is willing to assume
certain liabilities and obligations associated with such assets on the terms and conditions set
forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants and promises contained herein, the adequacy and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 1. THE TRANSACTION
1.1 Purchased Assets. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing,
Seller shall and shall cause any Subsidiaries of Seller to sell, transfer, convey, assign and
deliver to Purchaser (or an Affiliate of Purchaser designated by Purchaser (the “Purchaser
Affiliate”)), and Purchaser (or the Purchaser Affiliate) shall purchase from Seller, free and
clear of all Encumbrances, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in the following properties
and assets and rights of any kind, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, wherever
located, whether or not carried on the books of Seller, other than the Excluded Assets
(collectively, the “Purchased Assets”):
(a) Transferred Intellectual Property. All Intellectual Property that is primarily
used in or necessary to exploit the Seller Products and Services as currently exploited by Seller,
including without limitation, the Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 1.1(a)
(collectively, the “Transferred Intellectual Property”);
(b) Books and Records. Copies of documentation and specifications on whatever
existing medium (including paper and electronic media), including any Tax Returns and other
documents relating to Taxes and documentation thereof, to the extent primarily related to the
Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities, and originals of Patent Documentation for the Purchased
Assets (the “Books and Records”); and
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(c) Tax Refunds and Credits. All refunds, credits and claims for refunds or credits
relating to Property Taxes paid with respect to the Purchased Assets and allocable to any
Post-Closing Period.
1.2 Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding Section 1.1, the following assets of Seller (the
“Excluded Assets”) shall not be included in the Purchased Assets:
(a) Cash. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities;
(b) Certain Debt. Any intercompany or intra-company receivable cash balances between
Seller and any of its Affiliates or between any of its Affiliates;
(c) Corporate Documents. Corporate seals, certificates of incorporation, minute
books, stock transfer records, or other records related to the corporate organization of Seller;
(d) Employee Benefit Plans. All Employee Benefit Plans;
(e) Records. All personnel records and other records that Seller is required by law
to retain in its possession;
(f) Taxes. All refunds, credits and rights to refunds or credits of (i) Property
Taxes in respect of the Purchased Assets allocable to any Pre-Closing Period and (ii) income Taxes
of Seller;
(g) Real Property. Any interest in real property or leases, subleases or licenses for
the occupancy of real property;
(h) Receivables. All accounts and notes receivable (whether current or noncurrent),
refunds, deposits, prepayments or prepaid expenses (including without limitation any prepaid
insurance premiums) of the Business (“Receivables”);
(i) Rights Under Certain Agreements. All rights of Seller under any Transaction
Agreement; and
(j) Excluded Intellectual Property. All Intellectual Property that is both licensed
to Purchaser and listed on Schedule 1.2(j).
1.3 Assumed Liabilities. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the
Closing, Seller shall assign, and Purchaser (or the Purchaser Affiliate) shall assume only the
Assumed Liabilities. Thereafter, Purchaser (or the Purchaser Affiliate) shall pay and discharge
all such Assumed Liabilities as and when such Assumed Liabilities become due and owing. For the
purposes of this Agreement, the “Assumed Liabilities” shall mean any Liability incurred or
accruing after the Closing Date attributable exclusively to the operation or use after the Closing
Date of any Purchased Asset by Purchaser.
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1.4 Excluded Liabilities. Except for the Assumed Liabilities, Purchaser (and the Purchaser
Affiliate) shall not assume and shall not be liable or responsible for any Liability of Seller, any
direct or indirect Subsidiary of Seller or any other Affiliate of Seller (collectively, the
“Excluded Liabilities”). Without limiting the foregoing, Purchaser (and the Purchaser
Affiliate) shall not be obligated to assume, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims any of the
following Liabilities of Seller, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates:
(a) Any Liability attributable to any assets, properties or Contracts not included in the
Purchased Assets;
(b) Any Liability attributable to any Contract of Seller, including any product warranties or
guarantees;
(c) Any Liability for accounts payable of Seller;
(d) Except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 9, any Liability for Taxes
attributable to or imposed upon Seller or any of its Affiliates (including any Liability of Seller
for the Taxes of any Person under Treas. Regs. Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state,
local or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract, or otherwise), or attributable to
or imposed upon the Business or the Purchased Assets for any Pre-Closing Period;
(e) Any Liability for or with respect to any loan, or other indebtedness for borrowed money,
including any such Liabilities owed to Affiliates of Seller;
(f) Any Liability arising from accidents, occurrences, misconduct, negligence, breach of
fiduciary duty or statements made or omitted to be made (including libelous or defamatory
statements) on or prior to the Closing Date, whether or not covered by workers’ compensation or
other forms of insurance;
(g) Any Liability arising as a result of any legal or equitable action or judicial or
administrative proceeding initiated at any time, to the extent attributable to any action or
omission on or prior to the Closing Date, including any Liability for (i) infringement or
misappropriation of any Intellectual Property or any other rights of any Person (including any
right of privacy or publicity) prior to the Closing Date; (ii) breach of product warranties (which
shall not include repairs, fixes or replacements in the ordinary course of business) prior to the
Closing Date; (iii) injury, death, property damage or other losses arising with respect to or
caused by Seller Products or the manufacturer or design thereof prior to the Closing Date; or (iv)
violations of any Legal Requirements (including federal and state securities laws);
(h) Any Liability of Seller or any ERISA Affiliate attributable to any current or former
Employee or other service provider of Seller or any ERISA Affiliate, including, without limitation,
any Liability arising under applicable law;
(i) Any Liability of Seller or any ERISA Affiliate, arising out of any Employee Benefit Plan,
including, without limitation, any Liability with respect to any Seller’s
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or any ERISA Affiliate’s withdrawal or partial withdrawal from or termination of any Employee
Plan;
(j) Any Liability under any Contract with an Employee or Consultant of Seller;
(k) Any Liability for making payments of any kind to Employees (including as a result of the
Transaction, the termination of an employee by Seller, wages, stock options, accrued vacation or
sick pay, or other claims arising out of the terms of employment with Seller), or with respect to
payroll taxes;
(l) Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, any Liability (i) incurred in connection
with the making or performance of this Agreement and the Transaction or (ii) related to or arising
from the acquisition of the Purchased Assets by Purchaser;
(m) Any costs or expenses incurred in connection with shutting down, de-installing and
removing equipment not purchased by Purchaser and any costs or expenses associated with any
Contracts not assumed by Purchaser hereunder;
(n) Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, any Liability for expenses and fees
incurred by Seller incidental to the preparation of the Transaction Agreements, preparation or
delivery of materials or information requested by Purchaser, and the consummation of the
Transaction, including all broker, counsel and accounting fees;
(o) Any Legal Requirement applicable to Seller, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities on or prior to the Closing Date, or any Liability of Seller for a violation of such a
Legal Requirement that occurred on or prior to the Closing;
(p) Any Liability to any stockholder of Seller;
(q) Any other Liability arising out of the operation of the Business or the ownership of the
Purchased Assets prior to the Closing other than the Assumed Liabilities; and
(r) Any Liability of Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities.
ARTICLE 2. CONSIDERATION FOR TRANSFER
2.1 Purchase Price. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as full
consideration for the sale, assignment, transfer and delivery of the Purchased Assets and the
execution and delivery of the Transaction Agreements by Seller to Purchaser, Purchaser shall
deliver to Seller, Six Million Eight Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand U.S. Dollars ($6,875,000) in
cash, (the “Purchase Price”), payable by wire transfer of immediately available U.S. funds
and an executed Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
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ARTICLE 3. CLOSING AND CLOSING DELIVERIES
3.1 Closing; Time and Place. The closing of the purchase and sale provided for in this
Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur at the offices of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx located at 000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx XX 00000, on the date hereof or at such other date, time or place
as the parties may agree (the “Closing Date”).
3.2 Deliveries by Seller. At the Closing, Seller shall (i) subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, take all steps necessary to permit Purchaser or a Purchaser Affiliate
to take actual possession and control of the Purchased Assets and (ii) deliver the following items,
duly executed by Seller as applicable, all of which shall be in a form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Purchaser and Purchaser’s counsel:
(a) General Assignment and Xxxx of Sale. General Assignment and Xxxx of Sale covering
all of the applicable Purchased Assets, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
3.2(a) (the “General Assignment and Xxxx of Sale”);
(b) Support Services Agreement. Support Services Agreement under which Seller will
provide Purchaser with support and engineering services from time to time in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 3.2(b) (the “Support Services Agreement”).
(c) Assignment and Assumption Agreement. Assignment and Assumption Agreement covering
all of the Assumed Liabilities substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2(c)
(the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”);
(d) Intellectual Property Assignment and Recordation. A patent assignment (the
“Patent Assignment”) substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.2(d) hereto, for all of
such Patents that are Transferred Intellectual Property and such other documentation required to
assign and transfer title to such Patents and record such transfer and assignment;
(e) Other Conveyance Instruments. Such other specific instruments of sale, transfer,
conveyance and assignment as Purchaser may reasonably request to permit Purchaser to take actual
possession and operating control of the Purchased Assets;
(f) Seller Products and Services. The Seller Products and Services in good and
marketable condition that is substantially equivalent to the manner as they are being operated in
the Business on the date of this Agreement, including all related Source Code and Source Code
history, Object Code, build instructions and test plans;
(g) Books and Records. The Books and Records, including originals of Patent
Documentation for the Purchased Assets;
(h) Patent License. A license providing Purchaser with certain rights to the Patents
owned by Seller and set forth in Schedule 3.2(h), and providing Seller with certain rights
to the Patents transferred to Purchaser and set forth in Schedule 1.1(a) in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2(h) (the “Patent License”);
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(i) CSS and Tools License. A license providing Purchaser with certain rights to CSS
Source Code owned by Seller in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2(i) (the “CSS and
Tools License”);
(j) FIRPTA Certificate. A certification in the form prescribed by Treas. Regs.
Section 1.1445-2(b)(2) from Seller (and from each other seller, if any, of any of the Purchased
Assets) stating, under penalties of perjury, such Person’s taxpayer identification number and that
such Person is not a foreign person; and
(k) Government Contract License. A license providing Seller with certain rights to
Seller Products and Services to fulfill Seller’s obligations under the Government Contracts in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2(k) (the “Government Contract License”).
3.3 Deliveries by Purchaser. At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver the following items,
duly executed by Purchaser as applicable, all of which shall be in a form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Seller and Seller’s counsel:
(a) Wire Transfers. A wire transfer of immediately available funds to Xxxxx Fargo for
credit to Seller’s account in the amount of the Purchase Price.
3.4 Delivery by Purchaser and Seller. At the Closing, Purchaser and Seller shall deliver the
following items, duly executed by the appropriate parties, all of which shall be in a form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the non-delivering party and its counsel:
(a) Other Documentation. Such other certificates, instruments or documents required
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or otherwise necessary to transfer the Purchased
Assets and Assumed Liabilities in accordance with the terms hereof and consummate the Transaction,
including such certificates, instruments and documents to be executed or delivered by Seller
pursuant to Article 3 hereof.
ARTICLE 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Except as set forth on Schedule 4 (the “Seller Disclosure Schedule”) attached
to this Agreement (the parts of which are numbered to correspond to the individual Section numbers
of this Article 4 and as to which Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any matter
disclosed pursuant to a Section of the Seller Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed disclosed for all
other purposes of the Seller Disclosure Schedule as and to the extent the content or context of
such disclosure makes it reasonably apparent, if read in the context of such other Section of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, that such disclosure is applicable to such other Section of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule), Seller hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof to Purchaser as
follows:
4.1 Organization, Good Standing, Qualification.
(a) Seller is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Legal
Requirements of the State of Delaware with all requisite power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Seller
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is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation
in each jurisdiction in which the conduct or nature of the Business, the operation of the Purchased
Assets makes such qualification necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be
so qualified or licensed or to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Purchased Assets.
(b) Schedule 4.1(b) lists every state or foreign jurisdiction in which Seller has
facilities, maintains an office or has an Employee, to the extent necessary for the operation of
the Business. With respect to the Purchased Assets, neither Seller nor any of its predecessors has
conducted any business under, or otherwise used for any purpose in any jurisdiction, any fictitious
name, assumed name, trade name or other name, except as set forth on Schedule 4.1(b).
4.2 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreements; Required Consents.
(a) Seller has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all
other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and to carry out the provisions of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller
of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements have been approved by all requisite action
on the part of Seller. The approval of the stockholders of Seller is not required for Seller to
enter into this Agreement or consummate the Transaction or any part thereof. This Agreement has
been duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller. Each of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Agreements constitutes, or upon execution and delivery, will constitute, the legal,
valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms,
except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar
laws and equitable principles related to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity.
(b) Schedule 4.2(b) contains a complete and accurate list of all consents, waivers,
approvals, orders and authorizations of, and registrations, declarations or filings with, and
notices to any Governmental Authority required by, or with respect to, Seller in connection with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement or the consummation
of the Transaction or any part thereof (each, a “Governmental Consent”), other than such
consents, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations, filings or
notices, the failure of which to have or make would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Purchaser’s ability to own and operate the Purchased Assets as presently owned
and operated by Seller.
(c) Schedule 4.2(c) contains a complete and accurate list of all consents and waivers
required from a third party in order to assign or transfer the Purchased Assets pursuant to this
Agreement (“Assignment Consents”).
4.3 Absence of Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any
other Transaction Agreement by Seller do not and will not (with or without notice or lapse of
time):
(a) conflict with, violate or result in any breach of (i) any of the provisions of
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any Seller’s or any Subsidiary of Seller’s Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws; (ii) any
resolutions of the stockholders, board, or any committee thereof; (iii) any of the terms or
requirements of any Governmental Approval held by Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller that relates
to any of the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities; or (iv) any provision of a Contract to which
Seller (and if applicable, any Affiliate of Seller) is a party;
(b) give any Governmental Authority or other Person the right to (i) challenge the
Transaction; (ii) exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under any Legal Requirement or any Order
to which any of the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities, is subject; or (iii) revoke, suspend
or modify any Governmental Approval necessary for the transfer of the Purchased Assets;
(c) result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the
Purchased Assets; or
(d) require Seller to obtain any Consent or make or deliver any material filing or notice with
or to a Governmental Authority necessary for the transfer of the Purchased Assets.
4.4 Subsidiaries. Other than as set forth on Schedule 4.4, Seller does not own,
directly or indirectly, any capital stock of or any other equity interest in, or control, directly
or indirectly, any other Person (other than Employees), and Seller is not or has not been, directly
or indirectly, a party to, member of or participant in any partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture or similar business entity, in each of the foregoing cases, which (i) is or has owned
any of the Purchased Assets or (ii) is or has been involved in the Business in any material
respect.
4.5 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller has any Liabilities of any kind that will be
transferred to Purchaser upon transfer of the Purchased Assets to Purchaser (or the Purchaser
Affiliate);
(b) Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller has, at any time, (i) made a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors, (ii) filed, or had filed against it, any bankruptcy
petition or similar filing, (iii) suffered the attachment or other judicial seizure of all or a
substantial portion of its assets, or (iv) admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts as
they become due, or (v) been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, any felony.
(c) Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller is, or has been, a party to any agreement
whereby it has guaranteed or otherwise agreed to cause, insure or become liable for, or pledged any
of the Purchased Assets to secure, the performance or payment of, any material obligation or other
material liability of any Person.
4.6 Absence of Changes. Since December 31, 2009 and through the date hereof, (i) Seller and
the Subsidiaries of Seller have conducted the Business in the ordinary course of business; (ii) no
event or circumstance has occurred that would reasonably be expected to have a
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Material Adverse Effect on the Purchased Assets; and (iii) except as set forth in Schedule
4.6, there has not been any:
(a) transaction by Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller (with respect to the Purchased Assets),
except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
(b) capital expenditure or capital commitment by Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller (with
respect to the Purchased Assets) in any amount in excess of $[***] in any individual case or $[***]
in the aggregate;
(c) destruction of, material damage to or material loss of any Purchased Assets (whether or
not covered by insurance);
(d) material revaluation by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries of any of the Purchased Assets,
including the writing down of the value of inventory or writing off of notes or accounts
receivable;
(e) sale, lease, license or other disposition of any of the Purchased Assets, or creation of
any Encumbrance on the Purchased Assets, except in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practices;
(f) waiver or release of any material right or claim of Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller
primarily related to the Purchased Assets, except in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practices;
(g) to Seller’s Knowledge, commencement, or written notice or threat of commencement, of any
lawsuit or proceeding against, or investigation of Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller, related to
the Purchased Assets or commencement or settlement of any litigation by Seller related to the
Purchased Assets;
(h) transfer or sale by Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller of any rights to any material
Purchased Assets or the entering into of any license agreement (other than non-exclusive end-user
license agreements entered into by Seller in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices that do not include any rights with respect to Source Code), distribution agreement,
reseller agreement, security agreement, assignment or other conveyance or option for any of the
foregoing;
(i) agreement, or modification to any agreement, pursuant to which any Person was granted
marketing, distribution, development, manufacturing or similar rights of any type or scope with
respect to the Purchased Assets, except in the ordinary course of business;
(j) to Seller’s Knowledge, agreement by Seller, any Subsidiary of Seller or any officer or
employees thereof, to do any of the things described in the preceding clauses (a) through (j)
(other than negotiations with Purchaser and its Representatives regarding the Transaction).
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4.7 Restrictions on Business Activities. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7, there
is no Contract or judgment, injunction, order or decree to which Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller
is a party or specifically subject, that has the effect of prohibiting or impairing or otherwise
limiting the freedom of Purchaser to own the Purchased Assets after the Closing.
4.8 Material Contracts.
(a) Schedule 4.8(a) sets forth as of the date hereof an accurate, correct and complete
list of all Contracts to which any of the descriptions set forth below apply (the “Material
Contracts”):
(i) Any joint venture, partnership, cooperative arrangement or any other Contract involving a
sharing of profits primarily relating to any of the Purchased Assets;
(ii) Any Contract with any Governmental Authority that directly applies to any of the
Purchased Assets;
(iii) Any Contract relating to any license or royalty arrangement that directly applies to the
Purchased Assets;
(iv) Any power of attorney, proxy or similar instrument that applies directly to the Purchased
Assets;
(v) Any Contract for the manufacture, service or maintenance of any Seller Products and
Services not scheduled pursuant to Schedule 4.10(e);
(vi) Any Contract containing covenants not to compete in any line of business or with any
Person in any geographical area primarily relating to any of the Purchased Assets or which would be
binding on Purchaser after the Closing;
(vii) Any other Contract primarily relating to the Purchased Assets (including current
Contracts with customers of the Business), which (i) provides for payment, performance of services
or delivery of goods or materials by either party thereto having an aggregate value of [***] or
more; (ii) is not terminable without payment or penalty on thirty (30) days (or less) notice; or
(iii) is between, inter alia, an Affiliate and Seller; and
(viii) Any other Contract primarily relating to the Transferred Intellectual Property not
scheduled pursuant to Schedule 4.10(e);
(b) Seller has provided to Purchaser accurate, correct and complete copies of all Material
Contracts, including all material amendments, supplements, modifications and waivers thereof.
(c) Each Material Contract is currently valid and in full force and effect, and to Seller’s
Knowledge, is enforceable by Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller, as the case may be, in accordance
with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
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reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws and equitable principles related to or
limiting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(d) Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller has waived any material rights under any
Material Contract.
(e) To the Knowledge of Seller, the performance of the Material Contracts will not result in
any violation of, or failure by Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller to comply, in any material
respect, with any Legal Requirement that will have a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchased
Assets.
(f) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.8(f), all Contracts with any customer or any
party to which Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller provides products or services related to the
Purchased Assets are terminable by Seller within no more than 180 days prior notice without any
penalty or adverse consequences.
4.9 Title; Sufficiency.
(a) Seller has good and valid title to and has the right to sell, assign and deliver the
Purchased Assets to Purchaser. The Purchased Assets are free and clear of all Encumbrances of any
kind or nature.
(b) The Purchased Assets include all of the Intellectual Property owned by Seller that is
primarily used in or necessary to exploit the Seller Products and Services as currently exploited
by Seller, other than the Excluded Assets.
4.10 Intellectual Property.
(a) Schedule 1.1(a) lists all Transferred Intellectual Property with respect to the
Business. The Seller Products and Services are all of the products and services that are currently
licensed, sold, published, offered, or under development by Seller in connection with the Business.
With respect to each United States Patent set forth on Schedules 1.1(a) and 3.2(h), the
corresponding foreign counterpart Patents to such United States Patent are accurately set forth.
There are no Patents filed by Seller or any Subsidiary related to any Anti-Theft Products and
Services or Proximity-based Anti-Theft Products and Services which are unpublished patent
applications and are not set forth on Schedules 1.1(a) and 3.2(h).
(b) Seller has no Knowledge of any prior art references or prior public uses, sales, offers
for sale or disclosures which could reasonably be expected to invalidate any Transferred
Intellectual Property, or any claim thereof, or of any conduct the result of which could reasonably
be expected to render any Transferred Intellectual Property or any claim thereof invalid or
unenforceable. To the Knowledge of Seller, the original, first and joint inventors of the subject
matter claimed in the patents and patent applications included in the Transferred Intellectual
Property are properly represented in such patents and patent applications. Neither Seller nor any
of its Subsidiaries have knowingly misrepresented, or knowingly failed to disclose, any facts or
circumstances in any application for any Seller Registered Intellectual
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Property that would constitute fraud or a misrepresentation with respect to such application
or that would otherwise affect the enforceability of any Seller Registered Intellectual Property.
The Transferred Patents are assignable to Purchaser at the Closing.
(c) To the Seller’s Knowledge, all Seller Registered Intellectual Property is valid,
subsisting, in full force and effect (except with respect to applications), and has not expired or
been cancelled or abandoned. All necessary registration, maintenance and renewal fees have been
paid, and all necessary documents and certificates in connection with such Seller Registered
Intellectual Property have been filed with the relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other
equivalent authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the
purposes of perfecting, prosecuting and maintaining such Seller Registered Intellectual Property.
There are no actions that must be taken by Purchaser or by Seller or their respective Subsidiaries
within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the Closing Date, including, with respect to each item
of Seller Registered Intellectual Property and the Transferred Patents, the payment of any
registration, maintenance or renewal fees or the filing of any documents, applications or
certificates for the purposes of maintaining, perfecting or preserving or renewing any such
Intellectual Property.
(d) Seller is the sole and exclusive beneficial and record owner of all Transferred
Intellectual Property and Licensed Intellectual Property free and clear of any Encumbrances,
including all works of authorship and all associated copyrights that are used or embodied in, such
Intellectual Property, and except under an Out-License (as defined below), no other Person has any
other rights thereto. Seller has the requisite power and authority to grant to Purchaser the
licenses to the Licensed Intellectual Property that are expressly set forth in this Agreement;
provided, however, that without limiting other provisions of this Agreement, this sentence is not
intended to be and shall not be construed as any form of covenant, representation or warranty as to
infringement of any third party’s Intellectual Property by the Licensed Intellectual Property. To
the Knowledge of Seller, Seller is not obligated to provide any consideration (whether financial or
otherwise) to any third party, nor is any third party otherwise entitled to any consideration, with
respect to any exercise of rights by Seller in Transferred Intellectual Property. The Transferred
Intellectual Property along with the Licensed Intellectual Property that is licensed to Purchaser
pursuant to this Transaction constitutes all the Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to
Seller that is primarily used in or necessary to conduct the Business as it is currently conducted,
other than non-exclusive licenses to commercially available off-the-shelf software entered into in
the ordinary course. Schedule 4.10(d) lists all Contracts pursuant to which a third party
has licensed Intellectual Property to Seller that are necessary to the Seller Products and
Services, other than non-exclusive licenses to commercially available off-the-shelf software
entered into in the ordinary course (“In-Licenses”).
(e) Schedule 4.10(e) lists (i) all Contracts pursuant to which Seller has granted a
third party a license to or covenant not to xxx with respect to any Transferred Intellectual
Property (other than non-exclusive licenses, granted to end user customers in the ordinary course
in connection with the sale or licensing of the Seller Products and Services, that do not
materially differ in substance from the Seller’s standard forms of end-user licenses (copies of
which have been provided to Purchaser)) and (ii) all Contracts pursuant to which a third party has
been granted any ownership rights (including any exclusive license rights) in any portion of
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that is or has been incorporated in or bundled with the Seller Products and Services
(subsections (i) and (ii) of this Section 4.10(e), collectively, the
“Out-Licenses,” and together with the In-Licenses, the “IP Licenses”). Seller is
in material compliance with and has not materially breached, violated or defaulted under, or
received notice that it has materially breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or
conditions of any IP License, nor does Seller have Knowledge of any event or occurrence that could
reasonably be expected to constitute such a material breach, violation or default (with or without
the lapse of time, giving of notice or both). To Seller’s Knowledge, each such IP License is in
full force and effect and Seller is not in material default thereunder, nor to the Knowledge of
Seller is any party obligated to Seller pursuant to any such agreement in material default
thereunder. Following the Closing Date, subject to receipt of any Assignment Consents, to Seller’s
Knowledge, Purchaser will be permitted to exercise all of Seller’s rights under such IP Licenses to
the same extent Seller would have been able to had the Transaction not occurred and without the
payment of any additional amounts or consideration other than fees, royalties or payments which
Seller would otherwise have been required to pay had the Transaction not occurred.
(f) There is no pending nor has Seller received written notice of any threatened (and at no
time within the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement has there been pending any)
Proceeding before any court, government agency or arbitral tribunal in any jurisdiction challenging
the use, ownership, validity, enforceability or registerability of any Transferred Intellectual
Property or Licensed Intellectual Property. Seller is not a party to any settlements, covenants
not to xxx, consents, decrees, stipulations, judgments or orders resulting from Proceedings which
permit third parties to use any Transferred Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual
Property.
(g) To Seller’s Knowledge, Seller owns, or has valid rights to use all of the Intellectual
Property used or held for use in, or necessary to conduct the Business as currently conducted.
(h) To Seller’s Knowledge, the Transferred Intellectual Property and Licensed Intellectual
Property do not infringe, dilute, misappropriate, or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property or
other proprietary right owned by any third party, or constitute unfair competition or trade
practices under the laws of any jurisdiction.
(i) There is no pending nor has Seller received written notice of any threatened (and at no
time within the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement has there been pending or
threatened any) action, suit, claim or proceeding alleging that any of the Transferred Intellectual
Property or Licensed Intellectual Property infringes, dilutes, misappropriates, or otherwise
violates or constitutes the unauthorized use of, or will infringe, dilute, misappropriate, or
otherwise violate or constitute the unauthorized use of the Intellectual Property of any third
party (nor does the Seller have Knowledge of any basis therefor). Neither the Seller nor any of
its Subsidiaries is a party to any settlement, covenant not to xxx, consent, decree, stipulation,
judgment, or order resulting from any Proceeding which (i) restricts the rights of the Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries to use any Transferred Intellectual Property, (ii) impairs the Transferred
Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual Property in order to accommodate a third party’s
Intellectual Property or (iii) requires any future payment by the Seller or any of its
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Subsidiaries for use of the Transferred Intellectual Property. Seller has not received any
written communication from any third party offering to license to Seller any Intellectual Property
for use in the Business, other than as contained in advertisements to license generally
commercially available software. There are no Contracts between Seller or any of its Subsidiaries
and any third party with respect to the Transferred Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual
Property under which there is any material dispute regarding the scope of such Contract or
performance under such Contract, including with respect to any payments to be made or received by
Seller and its Subsidiaries thereunder.
(j) To Seller’s Knowledge, no third party, Employee or former Employee is infringing,
diluting, misappropriating, or otherwise violating or engaged in the unauthorized use of any
Transferred Intellectual Property, and no actions, suits, claims or proceedings have been brought
against any third party by Seller alleging that a third party is infringing, diluting,
misappropriating, or otherwise violating or engaged in the unauthorized use of any Transferred
Intellectual Property.
(k) Seller and each of its Subsidiaries has taken commercially reasonable steps to obtain,
maintain and protect the Transferred Intellectual Property, including requiring each current and
former employee who has made material contributions to the development of any Transferred
Intellectual Property to execute a legally enforceable and binding intellectual property rights
assignment and nondisclosure agreement (in each case, which agreement does not materially differ in
form or substance from Seller’s standard form which has been provided by Seller to Purchaser)
under which such employee has not retained and does not have any rights or licenses with respect to
the Transferred Intellectual Property. Other than under an appropriate confidentiality or
nondisclosure agreement or contractual provision relating to confidentiality and nondisclosure,
there has been no disclosure to any third party of material confidential information or Trade
Secrets of Seller that is used in the Transferred Intellectual Property. All consultants and
independent contractors who have made contributions to the development of any Transferred
Intellectual Property (including all consultants and independent contractors who have designed,
written, tested or worked on any software code contained in any Seller Products and Services) have
entered into a work-made-for-hire agreement or have otherwise assigned to Seller (or a third party
that previously conducted any business currently conducted by Seller and that has assigned its
rights in such Transferred Intellectual Property to Seller) all of their right, title and interest
(other than moral rights, if any) in and to the portions of such Transferred Intellectual Property
developed by them in the course of their work for Seller. Assignments to Seller of the patents,
patent applications, copyrights and copyright applications listed in Schedules 1.1(a) and
3.2(h) have been duly executed and filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or
Copyright Office, or any equivalent foreign authority, as applicable.
(l) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10(l), neither Seller nor any of its
Subsidiaries has granted nor is Seller or any of its Subsidiaries obligated to grant access or a
license to any of the Source Code of the portions of the Seller Products and Services included in
the Transferred Assets (including in any such case any conditional right to access or under which
Seller has established any escrow arrangement for the storage and conditional release of any of its
Source Code). The execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not result in a release of any of the Seller Products and
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Services Source Code. The Source Code for all Seller Products and Services that include
software has been documented in a professional manner that is both: (i) consistent with customary
code annotation conventions and best practices in the software industry; and (ii) sufficient to
independently enable a programmer of reasonable skill and competence to understand, analyze, and
interpret program logic, correct errors and improve, enhance, modify and support the Seller
Products and Services.
(m) Schedule 4.10(m) accurately identifies (i) each item of Open Source Software that
is contained in any of the Seller Products and Services or from which any part of any of the Seller
Products and Services are derived, (ii) the applicable license for each such item of Open Source
Software, (iii) the Seller Products and Services to which each such item of Open Source Software
relates, and (iv) a high level description of the manner in which such Open Source Software is
used. None of the Seller Products and Services are subject to the provisions of any Open Source
Software license or similar Contract which requires or conditions the use or distribution of such
Seller Products and Services on (A) any requirement to license such Seller Products and Services or
any portion thereof for the purpose of making modifications or derivative works, (B) any
requirement to distribute such Seller Products and Services or any portion thereof without charge,
(C) the disclosure, licensing or distribution of any Source Code of any Seller Products and
Services, or (D) except as specifically permitted by law, permitting any Person to decompile,
disassemble, or otherwise reverse-engineer any Seller Products and Services.
(n) Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contract under which a third
party would have or would be entitled to receive a license or any other right to any Intellectual
Property of Purchaser or any Purchaser Affiliates as a result of the execution of this Agreement or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement nor would the consummation of
such transactions result in the amendment or alteration of any such license or other right which
exists on the date of this Agreement.
(o) None of Seller’s professional services agreements with its customers, agreements with
merchants, agreements with outside consultants for the performance of professional services on the
behalf of Seller, the Subsidiaries or any of their respective customers, nor any agreement or
license with any end user or reseller of Seller Products and Services confers upon any Person other
than Seller any ownership right with respect to any Transferred Intellectual Property or Licensed
Intellectual Property developed in connection with such agreement or license.
(p) Seller and its Subsidiaries have not (i) transferred ownership of any Transferred
Intellectual Property to any Person, except to Purchaser as part of this Transaction; or (ii)
granted any exclusive license with respect to any Transferred Intellectual Property or Licensed
Intellectual Property.
(q) Seller has provided to Purchaser a complete and accurate list that, to the Knowledge of
Seller, lists all known bugs, defects, and errors in the current version of the Seller Products and
Services. The Seller Products and Services do not contain any bugs, defects errors
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or problems that could have a Material Adverse Effect on the operation of such Seller Products
and Services.
(r) To Seller’s Knowledge, Seller has not included in any of the Seller Products and Services
any undisclosed computer code designed to disrupt, disable or harm in any manner the operation of
any of the Seller Products and Services. To Seller’s Knowledge, all of the Seller Products and
Services are free of: (i) any defects that could have a Material Adverse Effect on the operation of
the Seller Products and Services, and (ii) any disabling codes or instructions and any “back door,”
“time bomb,” “Trojan horse,” “worm,” “drop dead device,” “virus” or other software routines or
hardware components that permit unauthorized access or the unauthorized disruption, impairment,
disablement or erasure of such Seller Products and Services or data or other software of users.
(s) Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has received or requested an opinion letter
from counsel that any Transferred Intellectual Property infringes or misappropriates, or would
infringe or misappropriate, the Intellectual Property of any third party.
(t) No person other than the Seller has ownership rights or license rights to an improvement
made by or for the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in any Transferred Intellectual Property. All
Transferred Intellectual Property will be fully transferable, alienable or licensable by Purchaser
or the Seller without restriction and without payment of any kind to any third party.
(u) The Seller and its Subsidiaries have not authorized joint ownership of any Transferred
Intellectual Property to any other Person.
(v) Other than non-exclusive licenses and related agreements with respect thereto of the
Seller Products and Services to end-users pursuant to written agreements that have been entered
into in the ordinary course of business that do not materially differ in substance from the
Seller’s standard form(s) of end-user license including attachments (copies of which have been
provided to Purchaser), Schedule 4.10(v) lists all Contracts between the Seller or any of
its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other person, on the other hand, with respect to the
Business, wherein or whereby the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries have agreed to, or assumed, any
obligation or duty to warrant, indemnify, reimburse, hold harmless, guaranty or otherwise assume or
incur any obligation or liability or provide a right of rescission with respect to the infringement
or misappropriation by the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or such other person of the
Intellectual Property of any person other than the Seller or its Subsidiary.
(w) The Seller and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with all applicable Legal
Requirements with respect to the Business relating to privacy, data protection, and the collection
and use of personally identifiable information, and the Seller and each of its Subsidiaries has
complied with its respective internal privacy policies and guidelines, if any, relating to privacy,
data protection, and the processing, sharing, collection, storage or use of personally identifiable
information in the operation of the Business. The Seller and each of its Subsidiaries takes
reasonable measures to ensure that such information is protected against unauthorized access, use,
modification, and other misuse. The execution, delivery and
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performance of this Agreement comply with all applicable laws relating to privacy and the
privacy policies of the Seller and each of its Subsidiaries.
(x) No government funding, facilities of a university, college, other educational institution
or research center was used in the development of any Transferred Intellectual Property or Licensed
Intellectual Property. No current or former employee, consultant or independent contractor of
Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, who was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or
development of any Transferred Intellectual Property, has performed services for the government,
university, college, or other educational institution or research center during a period of time
during which such employee, consultant or independent contractor was also involved in, or
contributed to, the creation or development of any Transferred Intellectual Property.
(y) Seller has not participated in any standards setting activities or joined any standards
setting organizations that would affect the proprietary nature of any Transferred Intellectual
Property, or restrict the ability of Seller to enforce, license, or exclude others from using the
Transferred Intellectual Property.
4.11 Governmental Approvals.
(a) Seller has all Governmental Approvals that are necessary in connection with Seller’s and
any Subsidiary of Seller’s ownership and use of its properties or assets in connection with the
Business (including the Purchased Assets) or Seller’s or any Subsidiary of Seller’s operation of
the Business. Schedule 4.11(a) contains an accurate, correct and complete list of each
Governmental Approval necessary for the use of the Purchased Assets. Each such Governmental
Approval is valid and in full force and effect, and there is not pending or, to the Knowledge of
Seller, threatened, any Proceeding which would result in the suspension, termination, revocation,
cancellation, limitation or impairment of any such Governmental Approval.
4.12 Product Warranties; Defects; Liabilities; Services.
(a) All forms of agreement pursuant to which Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller currently
sells or distributes Seller Products and Services have been provided to Purchaser. The product
warranty experience for the [***] ended January 31, 2010, and the interim period through the date
hereof is set forth in Schedule 4.12(a). No Seller Products and Services are subject to
any guaranty, warranty or other indemnity beyond the applicable terms and conditions of sale,
license or lease or beyond that implied or imposed by applicable Legal Requirements.
(b) To Seller’s Knowledge, no Seller Product and Services sold or licensed, as the case may
be, by Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller prior to the Closing failed to conform to applicable
specifications in a manner that would give rise to a warranty claim by the purchaser or licensee
thereof against Purchaser.
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(c) Seller maintains no product warranty reserves on the Seller Financial Statements with
respect to the Seller Products and Services.
4.13 Compliance with Laws. Since [***], Seller and each Subsidiary of Seller has operated the
Purchased Assets in compliance with each Legal Requirement that is applicable to the Purchased
Assets. Since [***], Seller and each Subsidiary of Seller has not received any written notice from
any third party regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of any Legal Requirement by
Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller with respect to the Purchased Assets.
4.14 Proceedings and Orders.
(a) As of the date hereof, there is no Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
threatened against or affecting Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller in connection with the Purchased
Assets, or Seller’s or a Subsidiary of Seller’s rights relating thereto. To the extent permitted
under applicable Legal Requirements or any Contract to which Seller is a party, (i) Seller has
provided to Purchaser true, accurate, correct and complete copies of all material pleadings,
correspondence and other documents relating to any such Proceeding, and (ii) Seller has provided to
Purchaser a reasonable description of any pleadings, correspondence and other documents relating to
such Proceeding which Seller is not permitted to provide to Purchaser.
(b) None of the Purchased Assets nor Seller’s or any Subsidiary of Seller’s rights relating to
any of Purchased Assets, is subject to any Order or, to the Knowledge of Seller, any proposed
Order.
4.15 Taxes.
(a) Seller and each of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates have prepared and timely filed all
material Tax Returns relating to any and all Taxes concerning or attributable to Seller’s (or its
Subsidiaries’ or Affiliates’) ownership of the Purchased Assets and such Tax Returns are true,
complete and correct in all material respects and have been completed in
accordance with applicable laws. None of Seller, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates is currently the
beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return. To the Knowledge of
Seller, no claim has ever been made by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction in which Seller
or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates does not file Tax Returns that such entity is or may be
subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(b) Seller and each of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates have paid all Taxes that each is
required to pay attributable to or imposed with respect to the ownership of the Purchased Assets.
(c) There are (and immediately following the Closing there will be) no liens on any of the
Purchased Assets relating to or attributable to Taxes (other than liens for Taxes not yet due and
payable).
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(d) None of Seller, its Subsidiaries nor Affiliates has received written notice of any
pending or threatened audits, investigations, disputes, notices of deficiency, claims or other
actions for or relating to any Liability for Taxes of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates. Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates has waived any statute of
limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment
or deficiency.
(e) Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is a party to or bound by any Tax
indemnity agreement, Tax sharing agreement or similar Contract that would become binding upon the
Purchaser (or Purchaser Affiliate) upon completion of the Transaction. Neither Seller nor any of
its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is a party to any joint venture, partnership, or other arrangement
or Contract that would become binding upon the Purchaser (or Purchaser Affiliate) upon completion
of the Transaction that could be treated as a partnership or “disregarded entity” for United States
federal income Tax purposes. Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates has been a
member of an affiliated group (other than a group the common parent of which was Seller) or has any
Liability for the Taxes of any Person under Treas. Regs. Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision
of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract or otherwise.
(f) Seller has treated itself as owner of each of the Purchased Assets for Tax purposes. None
of the Purchased Assets is the subject of a “safe harbor lease” or is required to be treated as
owned by another Person pursuant to the provisions of former Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1954, as in effect prior to amendment by the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility
Act of 1982. None of the Purchased Assets directly or indirectly secures any debt the interest on
which is tax exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code. None of the Purchased Assets is “tax exempt
use property” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code or “tax-exempt bond financed
property” within the meaning of Section 168(g) of the Code.
(g) Seller is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
4.16 Brokers. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.16, neither Seller nor any Subsidiary
of Seller has retained any broker or finder or incurred any liability or obligation for any
brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees with respect to this Agreement or the Transaction.
4.17 Solvency. Seller is not entering into the Transaction with the intent to hinder, delay
or defraud any Person to which it is indebted. As of the date hereof, Seller’s assets, at a fair
valuation, exceed its liabilities, and Seller is able, and would reasonably be expected to continue
to be able immediately after the Closing of the Transaction, to meet its debts as they mature and
will not become insolvent as a result of the Transaction. Immediately after the Closing of the
Transaction, Seller will have sufficient capital and property remaining to conduct the business in
which it will thereafter be engaged.
4.18 No Other Agreement. Other than for sales or licenses of assets in the ordinary course of
business, neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller has entered into any Contract with respect to
the sale or other disposition of any of the Purchased Assets, except as set forth in this Agreement.
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4.19 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller (with respect
to the Purchased Assets), including any of its officers or directors, has taken any action which
would cause it to be in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any
rules or regulations thereunder.
4.20 Export Controls. Neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller (with respect to the
Purchased Assets) has violated in any material respect any Legal Requirements relating to export
control and trade embargoes, including the anti-boycott prohibitions contained in 50 U.S.C. § 2401
et seq., or taken any action that can be penalized under Section 999 of the Code. During the last
five (5) years, Seller and any Subsidiary of Seller (with respect to the Purchased Assets) has not
been a party to, been a beneficiary under or has performed any service or sold any product under
any Contract under which a product has been sold to customers in Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan,
Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates or the
Republic of Yemen.
4.21 WARN Act. Seller is not planning or contemplating, and has not made or taken, any
decisions or actions concerning the Purchased Assets that would require the service of notice under
the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act of 1988 or any similar regulations.
4.22 Material Misstatements or Omissions. No representations or warranties by Seller in this
Agreement, including without limitation the Seller Disclosure Schedule, contains or will contain
any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary
to make the statements or facts contained therein not misleading.
ARTICLE 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof to Seller as follows:
5.1 Organization and Good Standing. Purchaser (and if applicable, the Purchaser Affiliate) is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization.
5.2 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreements. Purchaser (and if applicable, the Purchaser
Affiliate) has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and all other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and to carry out the provisions of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements. The execution, delivery and performance by
Purchaser (and if applicable, the Purchaser Affiliate) of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Agreements have been approved by all requisite action on the part of Purchaser (and if applicable,
the Purchaser Affiliate). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
Purchaser (and if applicable, the Purchaser Affiliate). Each of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Agreements constitutes, or upon execution and delivery, will constitute, the legal,
valid and binding obligation of Purchaser (and if applicable, the Purchaser Affiliate), enforceable
against Purchaser (and if applicable, the Purchaser Affiliate) in accordance with its terms, except
as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
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moratorium and other similar laws and equitable principles related to or limiting creditors’
rights generally and by general principles of equity.
5.3 No Conflicts; Required Consents. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement by Purchaser (and if applicable, the Purchaser
Affiliate) do not and will not (with or without notice or lapse of time):
(a) conflict with, violate or result in any breach of (i) any of the provisions of Purchaser’s
(and if applicable, the Purchaser Affiliate’s) Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws; (ii) any
resolutions adopted by Purchaser’s (and if applicable, the Purchaser Affiliate’s) stockholders, or
its board of directors or committees thereof; (iii) any of the terms or requirements of any
Governmental Approval held by Purchaser (and if applicable, the Purchaser Affiliate); or (iv) any
provision of a Contract to which Purchaser (and if applicable, the Purchaser Affiliate) is a party;
(b) except as would not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Purchaser, give any Governmental Authority or other Person the right to (i) challenge the
Transaction; (ii) exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under any Legal Requirement or any Order
to which Purchaser (and if applicable, the Purchaser Affiliate) or any of its assets is subject; or
(iii) declare a default of, exercise any remedy under, accelerate the performance of, cancel,
terminate or modify any Contract to which Purchaser (and if applicable, the Purchaser Affiliate) is
a party; or
(c) require Purchaser (and if applicable, the Purchaser Affiliate) to obtain any Consent or
make or deliver any filing or notice to a Governmental Authority.
5.4 Brokers. Purchaser has not retained any broker or finder or incurred any liability or
obligation for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees with respect to this Agreement or
the Transaction.
5.5 Financing. Purchaser has (i) sufficient funds available to pay the Purchase Price and any
expenses incurred by Purchaser in connection with the Transaction, (ii) the resources and
capabilities (financial or otherwise) to perform its obligations hereunder and under the
Transaction Agreements, and (iii) not incurred, and is not aware of any basis upon which it would
be reasonably likely to incur, any obligation, commitment, restriction or liability of any kind,
absolute or contingent, which would be reasonably likely to impair or adversely affect its ability
to pay the Purchase Price or any other amounts payable pursuant to the Transaction Agreements as
they become due and payable.
5.6 Independent Investigation. Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its participation in the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements. Purchaser
confirms that Seller has made available to Purchaser and its representatives the opportunity to ask
questions of the personnel of the Business, as well as access to the offices, properties and books
and records of the Business, and Purchaser confirms that it or its representatives has made an
independent investigation, analysis and evaluation of the Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities.
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ARTICLE 6. POST-CLOSING COVENANTS
6.1 Transferred Intellectual Property.
(a) Seller’s rights to any Transferred Intellectual Property shall be governed by the Patent
License, the Government Contract License and the licenses in Section 6.11. If Seller or
any assignee of Seller owns or has any right or interest in any Transferred Intellectual Property
that cannot be, or for any reason is not, assigned to Purchaser at the Closing, Seller (i) shall
provide Purchaser with a reasonably detailed list of all such Transferred Intellectual Property;
(ii) shall use its reasonable efforts to cause the assignment as promptly as practicable after the
Closing and (iii) hereby grants to Purchaser, at the Closing, a worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid
up, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sub-licensable and exclusive license to exercise all
rights in and to such Transferred Intellectual Property.
(b) If Purchaser is unable to enforce the Transferred Intellectual Property transferred to it
hereunder against a third party as a result of any Legal Requirement that prohibits enforcement of
such rights by a transferee of such rights, Seller agrees to assign, to the extent legally
practicable, to Purchaser such rights as may be required by Purchaser to enforce its Intellectual
Property rights in its own name.
6.2 Cooperation. After the Closing, upon the request of Purchaser, Seller shall use
reasonable best efforts to (a) execute and deliver any and all further materials, documents and
instruments of conveyance, transfer or assignment as may reasonably be requested by Purchaser to
effect, record or verify the transfer to, and vesting in Purchaser, of Seller’s right, title and
interest in and to the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances, in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement; (b) deliver any and all further materials necessary for Purchaser to own
and use the Purchased Assets in the manner in which the Purchased Assets have been used prior to
the Closing; (c) subject to Seller’s reasonable business judgment with respect to Seller’s business
interests, cooperate, to the extent necessary, with Purchaser to contest or defend against any
Proceeding relating to the Transaction or to the operation and ownership of the Purchased Assets
before the Closing Date; and (d) cooperate fully with Purchaser in the application for and
prosecution of any Patent applications included in the Transferred Intellectual Property, and to
the extent within Seller’s control, cause any inventors listed on such Patent applications to
similarly cooperate in such application and prosecution. Neither Seller nor any of its
Representatives shall take any action that is intended and designed to diminish the value of the
Purchased Assets after the Closing or to interfere with Purchaser’s ownership and operation of the
Purchased Assets after the Closing, including disparaging to customers the name or business of
Purchaser.
6.3 Return of Purchased Assets. If, for any reason after the Closing, any of the Purchased
Assets or Assumed Liabilities are ultimately determined to be Excluded Assets or Excluded
Liabilities, respectively, (a) Purchaser shall transfer and convey (without further consideration)
to Seller, and Seller shall accept, such Purchased Assets, (b) Seller shall assume, and agree to
pay, perform, fulfill and discharge (without further consideration) such Assumed
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Liabilities, and (c) Purchaser and Seller shall execute such documents or instruments of
conveyance or assumption and take such further acts which are reasonably necessary or desirable to
effect the transfer of such Purchased Assets back to Seller and the re-assumption of such Assumed
Liabilities by Seller.
6.4 Records and Documents. For a period of [***] after the Closing, from time to time and at
Purchaser’s reasonable request and sole expense, Seller shall provide Purchaser and its
representatives with reasonable access to and the right to make copies of those records and
documents (including, without limitation, Tax Returns and other documents relating to Taxes)
related to the Purchased Assets, possession of which is retained by Seller, as is reasonably
necessary. If during such period Seller elects to dispose of any such records and documents, Seller
shall give Purchaser sixty (60) days’ prior written notice, during which period Purchaser shall
have the right to take such records and documents without further consideration, provided such is
permitted by Legal Requirements and that Seller will incur no Liability in connection therewith.
6.5 Trademarks and Domain Names. Except as necessary to fulfill Seller’s obligations under
the Government Contract and Seller Contracts (but only for the duration of such Contracts), from
and after the Closing, Seller shall not use and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to use, any of the
names listed on Schedule 6.5 in connection with the advertising, marketing, sale, licensing
or other distribution of any products or services of Seller or its Subsidiaries. Seller shall also
shutdown all websites exclusively used to advertise, market, sell, license or otherwise distribute
Seller Products and Services; provided, however, that Seller shall transfer to Purchaser all rights
in xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx and xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx as a Purchased Asset pursuant to Section
1.1(a). Seller shall remove all Trademarks, trade names, references, links and logos of the
Seller Products and Services on Seller’s websites now in existence or hereafter created, including
but not limited to xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx. Seller irrevocably and perpetually covenants not to
xxx Purchaser or any Purchaser Affiliate for any use of any of the names listed on Schedule
6.5 in connection with the advertising, marketing, sale, licensing or other distribution of any
products or services of Purchaser or a Purchaser Affiliate.
6.6 Bulk Sales Laws. Purchaser and Seller hereby waive compliance by Purchaser and Seller
with the Bulk Sales Laws and any other similar Legal Requirement in any applicable jurisdiction in
respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements;
provided, however, that Seller shall pay and discharge when due all claims of creditors asserted
against Purchaser or the Purchased Assets by reason of such noncompliance and shall take promptly
all necessary actions required to remove any Lien which may be placed upon any of the Purchased
Assets by reason of such noncompliance.
6.7 Non-Competition.
(a) For and in consideration of the Transaction contemplated herein, during the period commencing
with the Closing Date and ending on the [***] anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Non-Compete
Period”) and except as expressly set forth in this Section 6.7,
Seller shall not directly or indirectly (including through any Subsidiary) engage in any
Competitive Activity anywhere in the world.
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(b) The term “Competitive Activity” shall mean (i) engaging in any development,
marketing, selling, licensing or distribution that is directly competitive with any Anti-Theft
Products and Services or with any Proximity-based Anti-Theft Products and Services; (ii) engaging
in [***] including, but not limited to, [***]; (iii) enabling or otherwise using [***] or provide
or develop [***], during the Non-Compete Period; provided however, that, notwithstanding anything
to the contrary in this Section 6.7, Seller may during the Non-Compete Period, in
connection with and in the ordinary course of its [***]; (iv) diverting or attempting to divert
from Purchaser or any Subsidiary of Purchaser any business of any kind in which they are engaged in
connection with the Seller Products and Services or other Anti-Theft Products and Services,
including the solicitation of or interference with any suppliers, contractors, or customers; or (v)
having a financial interest in any Anti-Theft Products and Services that directly compete with the
Seller Products and Services, except as expressly permitted in this Section 6.7.
(c) Without limiting the provisions of Section 6.7(b), during the Non-Compete Period,
Seller shall not [***]. If Seller [***],
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Seller shall promptly [***] (including, but not limited to, [***]); provided, however, in no
event will Seller [***].
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that the Non-Compete Period will
automatically terminate upon the earlier to occur of (A) the [***] anniversary of the Closing Date,
and (B) [***] months after Seller is acquired by a third party (the “Seller Acquirer”).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the parties also agree that (i) the
foregoing non-competition restriction in (b)(v) above shall not apply to any Seller Acquirer; and
(ii) the foregoing non-competition restrictions and the Non-Compete Period shall not in any way
apply to any license agreements between Seller Acquirer and a third party that exist prior to such
acquisition, nor to any Anti-Theft Products and Services of Seller Acquirer that are commercially
available or under development prior to such acquisition; provided, that, prior to the termination
of the Non-Compete Period, any such development does not rely on or use any Intellectual Property
(excluding Patents) developed by or on behalf of Seller that is embodied or used in Seller Products
and Services (or any portion thereof). For purposes of this Section 6.7(d), Seller is
acquired by a third party if any transaction, or series of related transactions, occurs involving
the direct or indirect (a) transfer of at least 51% of the outstanding equity securities of Seller
(excluding open market transfers by or to holders of less than 10% of the outstanding equity
securities of Seller); (b) acquisition of 51% or more of the outstanding equity securities of
Seller by an individual (or legal representative), corporation, a trust, a partnership or an
unincorporated association, syndicate or organization, and their affiliates, or (c) transfer of a
controlling interest in all or substantially all of the intellectual property, assets or business
of Seller and the Subsidiaries of Seller taken as a whole (each, a “Seller Sale”).
(e) Nothing contained herein shall limit Seller or its Subsidiaries (A) from acquiring
(including through a merger) or investing in any Person whose business activities do not constitute
a Competitive Activity in substantial part, provided that in the case of any acquisition
consummated [***] or more months prior to the expiration of the Non-Compete Period, any Competitive
Activity is divested by Seller as promptly as practicable and in any event within [***],
or (B) from, directly or indirectly, holding or making investments in securities of any business
listed on a national securities exchange, admitted to trading in an automated quotations market, or
traded generally on the over-the-counter market, so long as Seller’s direct or indirect holdings do
not exceed 5% of the outstanding equity securities thereof.
(f) It is the understanding of the parties that the scope of the covenants contained in this
Section 6.7 is necessary to protect the rights of Purchaser and the Purchaser’s rights in
and to the Purchased Assets. It is the parties’ intention that these covenants be enforced to the
greatest extent (but to no greater extent) in time, area, and degree of participation as is
permitted by applicable law. The prohibitions in each of paragraphs (a)-(d) above shall be deemed,
and shall be construed as separate and independent agreements between Purchaser on the one hand,
and Seller on the other. If any such agreement or any part of such agreement is
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held invalid, void or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity, voidness, or unenforceability shall in no way render invalid, void, or unenforceable
any other part of them or any separate agreement not declared invalid, void or unenforceable; and
this Agreement shall in such case be construed as if the invalid, void, or unenforceable provisions
were omitted.
(g) The parties agree that, in the event of breach or threatened breach of Seller’s covenants
in this Section 6.7, the damage or imminent damage to the value and the goodwill of
Purchaser and the Purchased Assets may be irreparable and extremely difficult to estimate, making
any remedy at law or in damages inadequate. Accordingly, the parties agree that Purchaser shall be
entitled to seek injunctive relief against Seller in the event of any breach or threatened breach
of any of such covenants by Seller, in addition to any other relief (including damages) available
to Purchaser under this Agreement or under applicable law.
(h) The parties agree that the covenants of Seller not to compete contained in this
Section 6.7 may be assigned by Purchaser to any Person to whom may be transferred the
Seller Products and Services by the sale or transfer of the Purchased Assets of Seller (as acquired
by Purchaser under this Agreement) or otherwise, other than [***]. It is the parties’ intention
that these covenants of Seller shall inure to the benefit of any Person that may succeed to the
Purchased Assets of Seller (as acquired by Purchaser under this Agreement), other than [***], with
the same force and effect as if these covenants were made directly with such successor.
(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that the covenants of Seller not to
compete contained in this Section 6.7 shall not apply to Seller’s activities with respect
to the Government Contract under the Government Contract License.
6.8 Nondisclosure.
(a) After the Closing Date, except as may be required for tax purposes or other regulatory
purposes or as may be required to fulfill Seller’s obligations under the Government Contract, any
Support and Maintenance Services and the Seller Contracts as contemplated by the Government
Contract License and Section 6.11, (i) neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller or any
of their successors and assigns shall use, publish or disclose to any others any confidential or
proprietary information (including Trade Secrets) contained or embodied in the Transferred
Intellectual Property or the Books and Records, and (ii) Seller and its Subsidiaries will take
commercially reasonable efforts to destroy any such confidential or proprietary information
(including Trade Secrets) that is retained by them in any form or any medium. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 6.8(a), neither Seller nor any
Subsidiary of Seller shall have any obligations with respect to the confidential or proprietary
information referenced in this Section 6.8(a) that (a) is or becomes generally known to the
public without fault of Seller or its Subsidiaries, (b) is independently developed by Seller or its
Subsidiaries without use of such confidential or proprietary information and in compliance with
Section 6.7, or (c) is rightfully obtained by Seller or its Subsidiaries from a third party
without any obligation of confidentiality to Purchaser.
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(b) The terms of the Confidentiality Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference and
shall continue in full force and effect after the Closing; provided, however, that the
Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate with respect to Purchaser’s obligations only in respect
of that portion of the Confidential Information (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement)
exclusively relating to the Business and the Purchased Assets (the ownership of which will have
been transferred to Purchaser). Each of Purchaser and Seller shall protect and treat the
confidential and proprietary information (including Trade Secrets) of the other party with at least
the same care, and to such extent, as it does with respect to its own confidential and proprietary
information (including Trade Secrets) of like nature.
6.9 No Contest of Validity. Seller irrevocably covenants that it will not, in any forum,
contest or assist in the contest of the validity or enforceability of, or Purchaser’s rights to,
any of the Transferred Intellectual Property or the Licensed Intellectual Property; provided,
however, that (a) in the case of Transferred Intellectual Property, such covenant is limited to the
term of protection afforded under applicable law, (b) in the case of Licensed Intellectual
Property, such covenant is limited to the term of the applicable license, and (c) such covenant
shall not apply to the extent Purchaser (or any other party that obtains rights to the Transferred
Intellectual Property) asserts an infringement action against Seller based on any of the foregoing
Transferred Intellectual Property.
6.10 Intentionally Omitted.
6.11 Notices of Termination and Licenses for Seller Contracts. Within [***] after the Closing,
Seller shall deliver to each counterparty to a Contract of Seller that involves the sale, license
or other provision of Seller Products and Services, including any Out-Licenses (each a “Seller
Contract”), and as listed on Schedule 6.11, any notice required under such Seller
Contracts to terminate any terms, amendments, addendums or other agreements therein to provide
Seller Products and Services to such counterparty or their customers (“Termination
Notices”). Without limiting the foregoing, Seller shall ensure that [***] they are no longer
in effect after [***] days following the delivery of the Termination Notices. The Termination
Notices shall be in a form mutually agreeable to the parties. Seller shall generally be
responsible for all administrative and legal costs, fees and expenses connected with the
Termination Notices and any amendment of its existing Seller Contracts to accommodate the
requirements of this Section 6.11, other than costs, fees and expenses of Purchaser and its
counsel to review the Termination Notices. Purchaser hereby grants to Seller a limited,
non-exclusive, non-assignable, worldwide license (without rights to sublicense) to exploit the
Seller Products and Services solely to fulfill Seller’s obligations under the Seller Contracts for
[***] days following the delivery of the Termination Notices. Seller agrees to retain a copy of
the Source Code and Object Code for the Seller Products and Services (subject to all of the
confidentiality and non-disclosure restrictions herein) for such [***] day period for the purpose
of Purchaser confirming the delivery of all such Source Code and Object Code pursuant to this
Agreement and as further stated in Section 6.2. After such period (but in no event more
than [***] days after the Closing), Seller agrees to promptly destroy the Seller Products and
Services for such Contracts, including all Source Code and Object Code and related
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documentation that is Transferred Intellectual Property, and certify such destruction in a writing
promptly delivered to Purchaser.
6.12 Employee Benefit Plans. Seller shall be solely responsible for all obligations and
liabilities arising under or with respect to all Employee Benefit Plans. Purchaser shall not
assume any of the Employee Benefit Plans or any obligation or liability thereunder. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller shall be solely responsible for all severance and
similar obligations under any Employee Benefit Plan that become payable as a result of the
termination of employment of any Employee or other service provider in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.13 Software Code Licenses to Purchaser.
(a) Source Code License. Seller hereby grants to Purchaser a non-exclusive,
non-transferable (except solely in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of
Purchasers’ assets that relate to the Transferred Intellectual Property), irrevocable, perpetual,
worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-sublicensable, internal-use-only license to reproduce,
adapt, distribute, perform, and display the Source Code of the software programs set forth on
Exhibit B (the “Licensed Source Code”), but only for purposes of (1) modifying such
Licensed Source Code to create derivative works; (2) creating and compiling such derivative works
for internal testing and evaluation; and (3) correcting defects in such derivative works.
Purchaser agrees that it shall not, nor allow any third party to, (x) sublicense, sell, or
otherwise distribute the Licensed Source Code or any derivative work of the Licensed Source Code,
in whole or in part, under any circumstances, except as otherwise authorized by Seller in writing,
(y) access and use the Licensed Source Code at a facility that is not a Purchaser-owned or leased
facility, or (z) alter or remove the copyright notice contained in any Licensed Source Code.
(i) Any modifications or derivative works to the Licensed Source Code created by Purchaser
will be the property of Purchaser, subject to Seller’s and its supplier’s intellectual property
rights in the underlying Licensed Source Code (including any modifications or derivative works
created by or on behalf of Seller).
(b) Object Code License. Seller hereby grants to Purchaser a non-exclusive,
worldwide, royalty free, fully paid up, non-terminable, irrevocable, perpetual, assignable (but
solely in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of Purchaser’s assets that relate to
the Transferred Intellectual Property), sublicenseable license to all Object Code compiled from the
Licensed Source Code set forth on Exhibit B (“Licensed Object Code”) for purposes
of reproducing, having reproduced, performing, modifying, displaying and distributing all such
Object Code. Purchaser agrees that, at such time as such Object Code is distributed with
Purchaser’s products and services, Purchaser agrees to include in the applicable license agreement
a notice that certain portions of such products and services may include intellectual property from
Seller.
(c) Independent Contractor Access. For avoidance of doubt, Purchaser’s independent
contractors are permitted to exercise Purchaser’s rights under this Section 6.13 provided
they are bound by confidentiality obligations substantially similar to those imposed in Section 6.8 herein.
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6.14 Software Code License to Seller.
(a) Source Code License. Purchaser hereby grants to Seller a non-exclusive,
non-transferable (except solely in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of Sellers’
assets), irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, non-sublicensable,
internal-use-only license to reproduce, adapt, distribute, perform, and display the Source Code set
forth on Exhibit C (the “Licensed-Back Source Code”), but only for purposes of (1)
modifying such Licensed-Back Source Code to create derivative works; (2) creating and compiling
such derivative works for internal testing and evaluation; and (3) correcting defects in such
derivative works. Seller agrees that it shall not, nor allow any third party to, (x) sublicense,
sell, or otherwise distribute the Licensed-Back Source Code or any derivative work of the
Licensed-Back Source Code, in whole or in part, under any circumstances, except as otherwise
authorized by Purchaser in writing, (y) access and use the Licensed-Back Source Code at a facility
that is not a Seller-owned or leased facility, or (z) alter or remove the copyright notice
contained in any Licensed-Back Source Code.
(i) Any modifications or derivative works to the Licensed-Back Source Code created by Seller
will be the property of Seller, subject to Purchaser’s and its supplier’s intellectual property
rights in the underlying Licensed-Back Source Code (including any modifications or derivative works
created by or on behalf of Purchaser).
(b) Object Code License. Purchaser hereby grants to Seller a non-exclusive,
worldwide, royalty free, fully paid up, non-terminable, irrevocable, perpetual, assignable (but
solely in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of Seller’s assets), sublicenseable
license to all Object Code set forth on Exhibit C (the “Licensed-Back Object Code”)
for purposes of reproducing, having reproduced, performing, modifying, displaying and distributing
all such Licensed-Back Object Code. Seller agrees that, at such time as such Licensed-Back Object
Code is distributed with Seller’s products and services, Seller agrees to include in the applicable
license agreement a notice that certain portions of such products and services may include
intellectual property from Purchaser.
(c) Independent Contractor Access. For avoidance of doubt, Seller’s independent
contractors are permitted to exercise Seller’s rights under this Section 6.14 provided they
are bound by confidentiality obligations substantially similar to those imposed in Section
6.8 herein.
ARTICLE 7. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
7.1 Conditions to Purchaser’s Obligation to Close. The obligations of Purchaser to consummate
the Transaction shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of
the following conditions, any of which may be waived by Purchaser in writing:
(a) Documents. Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser all of the documents and
agreements as set forth in Sections 3.2 and Section 3.4 and all such documents and
agreements shall be in full force and effect.
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7.2 Conditions to Seller’s Obligation to Close. The obligations of Seller to consummate the
Transaction shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the
following conditions, any of which may be waived by Seller in writing:
(a) Deliveries. Purchaser shall have delivered to Seller the Purchase Price and all
of the documents and agreements as set forth in Sections 3.3 and 3.4.
ARTICLE 8. INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties.
(a) All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing
until the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Survival Date”);
provided, however, that (i) the representations and warranties of Seller contained in [***] (the
“Surviving Reps”) shall survive indefinitely, (ii) the representations and warranties of
Seller contained in [***] of this Agreement (together with the Surviving Reps, the “Seller
Fundamental Reps”) and the representations and warranties of Purchaser in Section 5.1
and 5.2 of this Agreement (the “Purchaser Fundamental Reps”) shall survive until
sixty (60) days after the expiration of the applicable statutes of limitation (including any
extensions thereof) with respect thereto (each such applicable date, the “Expiration
Date”); and (iii) any good faith claim for indemnification based upon a breach of any such
representation or warranty and asserted prior to the Survival Date or Expiration Date, as
applicable, by written notice in accordance with Section 8.4 shall survive until final
resolution of such claim. The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (and any
right to indemnification for breach thereof) shall not be affected by any investigation,
verification or examination by any party hereto or by any Representative of any such party or by
any such party’s Knowledge of any facts with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of any such
representation or warranty.
(b) The respective covenants, agreements and obligations of Seller and Purchaser set forth in
this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any investigation by or
on behalf of any party hereto, and the Closing Date in accordance with their respective terms.
8.2 Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification by Seller. Subject to the limitations set forth in this
Article 8, Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser and its
Representatives (the “Purchaser Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Damages,
whether or not involving a third-party claim, including attorneys’ fees, to the extent arising out
of, relating to or resulting from:
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(i) the failure of any representation or warranty of Seller contained in Article
4 (including the Seller Disclosure Schedule) to be true and correct (disregarding for purposes
of this Section 8.2(a)(i) any “materiality”, “in all material respects”, “Material Adverse
Effect”, “Knowledge” or similar qualification contained therein or with respect thereto for
purposes of calculating the amount of Damages);
(ii) any failure by Seller to fully perform, fulfill or comply with any covenant as set forth
in this Agreement;
(iii) any Liability arising out of the ownership or operation by Seller of the Purchased
Assets prior to the Closing; or
(iv) any of the Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities.
(b) Indemnification by Purchaser. Subject to the limitations set forth in this
Article 8, Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller and its
Representatives (the “Seller Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Damages,
whether or not involving a third-party claim, including attorneys’ fees, to the extent arising out
of, relating to or resulting from:
(i) the failure of any representation or warranty of Purchaser contained in Article 5
to be true and correct (disregarding for purposes of this Section 8.2(b)(i) any
“materiality”, “in all material respects”, “Material Adverse Effect”, “Knowledge” or similar
qualification contained therein or with respect thereto for purposes of calculating the amount of
Damages);
(ii) any failure by Purchaser to fully perform, fulfill or comply with any covenant as set
forth in this Agreement;
(iii) any Liability arising out of the ownership or operation by Purchaser of the Purchased
Assets after the Closing other than Liabilities arising from infringement claims based upon
Purchaser’s use of the software or code as used by Seller and delivered to Purchaser and not
modified by Purchaser; or
(iv) any of the Assumed Liabilities.
8.3 Exclusive Remedy. The indemnities provided in this Article VIII shall be the sole
and exclusive remedy of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties and Seller Indemnified Parties for all
Damages for which they are entitled to be indemnified pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(i) or
Section 8.2(b)(i); provided that for purposes of clarity, recoveries under
8.2(a)(ii), 8.2(a)(iii), 8.2(a)(iv), 8.2(b)(ii),
8.2(b)(iii) and 8.2(b)(iv) shall not be so limited.
8.4 Procedure for Indemnification.
(a) Claims. Promptly after becoming aware of any Damages for which they are entitled
to be indemnified pursuant to Section 8.2, such party (an “Indemnified Party”)
shall deliver to the party obligated to provide such indemnification (the “Indemnifying
Party”), a
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certificate signed by an appropriately authorized officer thereof (a “Claim
Certificate”), (i) stating the aggregate amount of Damages or an estimate thereof, in each case
to the extent known or determinable at such time and (ii) specifying in reasonable detail the
individual items of such Damages included in the amount so stated, the date each such item was paid
or properly accrued or arose, and the nature of the misrepresentation, breach or claim and the
section under this Agreement pursuant to which such item is related; provided, however, that no
delay on the part of the Indemnified Party in notifying the Indemnifying Party shall relieve the
Indemnifying Party of any liability or obligations hereunder, except to the extent that the
Indemnifying Party has been prejudiced thereby, and then only to such extent. In the absence of
any objections to such Claim Certificate as provided in Section 8.4(b) by the date set
forth in Section 8.4(b), the Indemnified Party shall, subject to the other provisions of
this Agreement, be entitled to recover from the Indemnifying Party the amount of such Damages in
satisfaction of the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations.
(b) Objection to Claim Certificate.
(i) The Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days after delivery to it of a Claim
Certificate to deliver to the Indemnified Party a written response to such Claim Certificate (a
“Claim Response”). If after such thirty (30) day period the Indemnifying Party has not
delivered a Claim Response to the Indemnified Party or it has delivered a Claim Response which does
not dispute any portion of the claims contained in the Claim Certificate, the Indemnifying Party’s
indemnification obligations in the amount specified in the Claim Certificate shall become final.
If the Claim Response disputes any claims contained in the Claim Certificate, the Indemnifying
Party and the Indemnified Party shall attempt in good faith for an additional thirty (30) days to
agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each of such claims. If the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party should so agree, a certificate setting forth such
agreement shall be prepared and signed by both parties.
(ii) If no such agreement can be reached after good faith negotiations, either the Indemnified
Party or the Indemnifying Party may, by written notice to the other, demand arbitration of the
matter, and the matter shall be settled by arbitration conducted by three (3) arbitrators. Within
fifteen (15) days after such written notice is sent, the Indemnified Party (on the one hand) and
the Indemnifying Party (on the other hand) shall each select one arbitrator, and the two
arbitrators so selected shall select a third arbitrator. The decision of the arbitrators as to the
validity and amount of any claim in the Claim Certificate shall be binding and conclusive upon the
parties to this Agreement.
(iii) Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction. Any such arbitration shall be conducted under the commercial rules then in effect of
the American Arbitration Association. Any arbitration shall be held in Seattle, Washington. The
non-prevailing party to an arbitration shall pay its own expenses, the fees of each arbitrator, the
administrative fee of the American Arbitration Association and the expenses, including, without
limitation, the reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by the prevailing party to the
arbitration (as determined by the arbitrator).
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(c) Third-Party Claims. Promptly after the assertion by any third party of any
claim against any Indemnified Party (a “Third-Party Claim”) that, in the judgment of
such Indemnified Party, may result in the incurrence by such Indemnified Party of Damages for which
such Indemnified Party would be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, such
Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party a written notice describing in reasonable
detail such Third-Party Claim; provided, however, that no delay on the part of the Indemnified
Party in notifying the Indemnifying Party shall relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability or
obligations hereunder, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party has been prejudiced
thereby, and then only to such extent. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, but not the
obligation, exercisable in its sole discretion by written notice to the Indemnified Party within
thirty (30) days of receipt of notice from the Indemnified Party of the commencement of or
assertion of any Third-Party Claim, to assume the defense and control the settlement of such
Third-Party Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right
to assume control of such defense, and shall pay the reasonably incurred fees and expenses of
counsel retained by the Indemnified Party, if the Third-Party Claim which the Indemnifying Party
seeks to assume control (I) is a criminal allegation against the Indemnified Party by a
Governmental Authority, (II) involves a claim against the Indemnified Party for injunctive or
similar non-monetary relief which, if adversely, determined, would be reasonably expected to
materially and adversely impact the continuing business interests or prospects of the Indemnified
Party, (III) is reasonably likely to result in a judgment or settlement involving Damages in excess
of the remaining amount under the Indemnifying Party’s Indemnification Cap (taking in account any
amounts likely to be paid in satisfaction of any pending but unresolved claims for indemnification
against the Indemnifying Party), (IV) involves a claim which the Indemnified Party has reasonably
determined after consultation with counsel presents a conflict of interest between the Indemnifying
Party and the Indemnified Party that prevents an attorney defending such Third-Party Claim from
representing the Indemnified Party in a defense controlled by the Indemnifying Party or (V) the
Indemnifying Party has failed or is failing to vigorously defend such Third-Party Claim. The
Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in (but not control), at its own expense, the
defense and settlement of any Third-Party Claim not assumed by the Indemnifying Party. If the
Indemnifying Party does not elect to undertake and conduct the defense of a Third-Party Claim, the
Indemnified Party shall undertake the defense of such Third-Party Claim. In the event the
Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of any Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall
not consent to a settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any such Third-Party
Claim without the Indemnified Party’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), unless such settlement or judgment relates solely
to monetary damages and provides for a complete release of the Indemnified Party, in which case, no
such consent shall be required and such monetary damages shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party.
The Indemnified Party shall have the right to settle, or consent to the entry of any judgment
arising from, any Third-Party Claim for which the Indemnifying Party has not assumed the defense;
provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party will not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnified
Party hereunder for any settlement entered into or any judgment that was consented to without the
Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent. Whether or not the Indemnifying Party elects to defend
or prosecute any Third-Party Claim, both parties hereto shall cooperate in the defense or
prosecution thereof and shall furnish such records, information and testimony, and attend such
conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals, as may be reasonably requested in
connection therewith.
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(d) Conflicts. To the extent of any conflict or overlap between this Section
8.4 and Section 9.6, Section 9.6 shall be deemed to govern and be controlling
in all circumstances.
8.5 Purchase Price Adjustment. Seller and Purchaser agree to treat each indemnification
payment pursuant to this Article 8 and any payment pursuant to Section 9.1 as an
adjustment to the Purchase Price for all Tax purposes and shall take no position contrary thereto
unless required to do so by any applicable Legal Requirement or pursuant to a “determination”
within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code or an analogous provision of state, local or
foreign law.
8.6 Limitations on Indemnification.
(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to Section 8.2(a)(i)
and Section 8.2(b)(i), Seller shall not be obligated to indemnify Purchaser Indemnified
Parties and Purchaser shall not be obligated to indemnify Seller Indemnified Parties for any
Damages unless and until the aggregate of all Damages incurred by Purchaser Indemnified Parties (or
any of them), or the aggregate of all Damages incurred by Seller Indemnified Parties (or any of
them), in either case, exceeds [***] (the “Basket”), after which the party sustaining,
incurring or suffering such Damages shall be entitled to recover all such Damages including the
Basket; provided, however, that under no circumstances will Purchaser Indemnified Parties or Seller
Indemnified Parties be entitled to be indemnified for any Damages which exceed [***] in the
aggregate (the “Indemnification Cap”); provided, however, further, that the Indemnification
Cap and the Basket shall not apply to (i) any of Seller’s indemnification obligations arising out
of, relating to or resulting from (x) a breach of a Seller Fundamental Rep; (y) fraud or
intentional misrepresentation by Seller; or (z) Section 8.2(a)(ii), 8.2(a)(iii) or
8.2(a)(iv) or (ii) any of Purchaser’s indemnification obligations arising out of, relating
to or resulting from (x) a breach of a Purchaser Fundamental Rep; (y) fraud or intentional
misrepresentation by Purchaser; or (z) Section 8.2(b)(ii), 8.2(b)(iii) or
8.2(b)(iv).
(b) PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE
EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES HERETO, THERE ARE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, (I) WITH RESPECT TO SELLER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES,
THE BUSINESS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR (II) AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF
ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE BUSINESS FURNISHED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASER AND ITS
REPRESENTATIVES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES HERETO, THERE ARE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
ARTICLE 9. TAX MATTERS
9.1 Transfer Taxes shall be borne by the party responsible for such Transfer Taxes
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under applicable law, and such party shall pay any such Transfer Taxes when due, and shall, at
its own expense, file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all such
Transfer Taxes. Each party shall, no later than twenty (20) days after receipt of written notice
from the other party of payment of Transfer Taxes, promptly reimburse such other party for fifty
percent (50%) of the sum of (i) any Transfer Taxes paid by such party and (ii) any expenses
incurred by such party in connection with the preparation and filing of all necessary Tax Returns
and other documentation with respect to such Transfer Taxes. Each party shall promptly provide the
other party with copies of any receipts, invoices or similar documents describing any related
expenses, copies of any Tax Returns for Transfer Taxes, and evidence that such Transfer Taxes and
such expenses have been paid. The parties agree to cooperate in applying for or seeking a refund
or reduction of any Transfer Taxes and in preparing any Tax Returns related to Transfer Taxes. To
the extent practicable, Seller shall deliver and Purchaser or Purchaser Affiliates shall accept all
of the Purchased Assets through electronic delivery or in another manner agreed upon by the parties
hereto so as to minimize or eliminate Transfer Taxes to the extent practicable.
9.2 Seller shall be responsible for and shall promptly pay when due all Property Taxes levied
with respect to the Purchased Assets attributable to any Pre-Closing Period. All Property Taxes
levied with respect to the Purchased Assets for any Straddle Period shall be apportioned between
Purchaser and Seller based on the number of days of such Straddle Period included in the
Pre-Closing Period and the number of days of such Straddle Period included in the Post-Closing
Period. Seller shall be liable for the proportionate amount of such Property Taxes that is
attributable to the Pre-Closing Period, and Purchaser shall be liable for the proportionate amount
of such Property Taxes that is attributable to the Post-Closing Period. Upon receipt of any xxxx
for such Property Taxes, Purchaser or Seller, as applicable, shall present a statement to the other
setting forth the amount of reimbursement to which each is entitled under this Section 9.2
together with such supporting evidence as is reasonably necessary to calculate the proration
amount. The proration amount shall be paid by the party owing it to the other within ten (10) days
after delivery of such statement. In the event that Purchaser or Seller makes any payment for
which it is entitled to reimbursement under this Section 9.2, the applicable party shall
make such reimbursement promptly but in no event later than ten (10) days after the presentation of
a statement setting forth the amount of reimbursement to which the presenting party is entitled
along with such supporting evidence as is reasonably necessary to calculate the amount of
reimbursement.
9.3 Tax refunds (including any interest related thereto) received by Purchaser, its Affiliates
or successors relating to the Purchased Assets operation of the Business, in each case for or to
Seller’s any period (s) or portions thereof ending on or before the Closing Date, shall be for the
account of Seller, and Purchaser shall pay over to Seller any such amount within seven (7) Business
Days of receipt thereof.
9.4 To the extent relevant to the Purchased Assets, each party shall (a) provide the other
with such assistance as may reasonably be required in connection with seeking a refund or reduction
of Taxes, the preparation of any Tax Return, and the conduct of any audit or other examination by
any taxing authority or in connection with judicial or administrative proceedings relating to any
liability for Taxes and (b) retain and provide the other with all records or other information that
may be relevant to the preparation of any Tax Returns, or the conduct of any
audit or examination, or other proceeding relating to Taxes.
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9.5 Purchaser shall prepare an allocation of the Purchase Price (plus Assumed Liabilities and
other relevant items to the extent properly taken into account under the IRC and the Treasury
Regulations) among the Purchased Assets, including any non-competition agreement (including without
limitation the covenant not to compete contained in Section 6.7 of this Agreement),
goodwill and other assets, in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury
regulations thereunder (and any similar provisions of state, local or foreign law, as applicable)
(the “Allocation”). Purchaser shall deliver such Allocation to Seller as soon as
practicable after the Closing Date. Seller shall within thirty (30) days of receipt of the
Allocation notify Purchaser in writing that it is in agreement with the allocation or of any
objections Seller has to the Allocation. Purchaser and Seller shall act in good faith to resolve
any disagreement over the Allocation. In the event that the parties cannot agree on a mutually
satisfactory Allocation within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, a mutually agreed-upon
independent accounting firm shall, at the joint expense of Purchaser and Seller, determine the
appropriate Allocation. Once Purchaser and Seller have agreed on the Allocation or the Allocation
has been determined pursuant to the preceding sentence, (i) the Allocation shall be binding upon
the parties hereto, (ii) Purchaser and Seller shall complete and file IRS Form 8594 (and any
similar form required by state, local or foreign law) using the Allocation, and (iii) Purchaser and
Seller shall not take any position and shall cause their Affiliates not to take any position
(whether in any audit, on any Tax Return or otherwise) that is inconsistent with the Allocation
unless otherwise required by any applicable Legal Requirement or pursuant to a “determination”
within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. Not later than thirty (30) days prior to the
filing of their respective IRS Forms 8594 relating to the Transaction, Purchaser and Seller shall
each deliver to the other party a copy of its IRS Form 8594. To the extent required by any
applicable Legal Requirement, the Allocation shall be revised to reflect any adjustment of the
Purchase Price pursuant to this Agreement.
9.6 Purchaser and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, on the one hand, and Seller and its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates, on the other hand, shall cooperate fully with each other in the
conduct of any inquiry, claim, assessment, audit, litigation or other proceeding relating to Taxes
involving the Purchased Assets or the Allocation (each, a “Tax Matter”). Purchaser shall
have sole control of the conduct of all Tax Matters, including any settlement or compromise
thereof, provided, however, that Purchaser shall keep Seller reasonably informed of the progress of
any Tax Matter and shall not effect any such settlement or compromise with respect to which Seller
is liable without obtaining Seller’s prior written consent thereto, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.
ARTICLE 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
10.1 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, whether or not the
Transaction is consummated, each party shall pay it own costs and expenses in connection with this
Agreement and the Transaction (including the fees and expenses of its advisers, accountants and
legal counsel).
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10.2 Interpretation. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are
used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed, as the context indicates, to be followed by the
words “but (is/are) not limited to.”
10.3 Further Assurances. Each party agrees (a) to furnish upon request to each other party
such further information, (b) to execute and deliver to each other party such other documents, and
(c) to do such other acts and things, all as another party may reasonably request for the purpose
of carrying out the intent of this Agreement and the Transaction.
10.4 Entire Agreement. Except for the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall survive the
execution of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, this Agreement, including the other
documents and agreements specifically referred to herein, constitutes the entire agreement between
and among the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings with regard to such subject matter. There are now no agreements,
representations or warranties between or among the parties other than those set forth in the
Agreement or the documents and agreements contemplated in this Agreement except as set forth in the
Confidentiality Agreement.
10.5 Amendment, Waivers and Consents. This Agreement shall not be changed or modified, in
whole or in part, except by supplemental agreement signed by the parties. Any party may waive
compliance by any other party with any of the covenants or conditions of this Agreement, but no
waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party making the waiver. No waiver of
any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other
provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Any
consent under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent
specifically set forth in such writing.
10.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, but no party hereto may
assign any right or obligation hereunder without the prior written consent of all other parties
hereto; provided, however, Purchaser and any Purchaser Affiliate shall have the right to assign all
or any portion of the Transaction Agreement (including rights thereunder) to any Subsidiary of
Purchaser and any of its lenders as collateral security without the prior written consent of
Seller. In the event of any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Seller (“Asset
Sale”), any party that acquires Seller’s assets as part of the Asset Sale, shall assume the
obligations of Seller to indemnify Purchaser under Article 8 hereof.
10.7 Specific Performance. Purchaser and Seller each agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by them in
accordance with the terms hereof and that each party shall be entitled to specific performance of
the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.
10.8 Governing Law. The rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by, and this
Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Delaware, excluding its conflict of laws rules to the extent such rules would apply the law of
another jurisdiction.
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10.9 Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) Any judicial proceeding brought against any of the parties to this Agreement or any
dispute arising out of this Agreement or related hereto may be brought in the courts of the State
of Washington and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the parties to this
Agreement accepts the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, and irrevocably agrees to be bound by
any judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement. The foregoing consents to
jurisdiction shall not constitute general consents to service of process in the State of Washington
for any purpose except as provided above and shall not be deemed to confer rights on any Person
other than the parties to this Agreement. Each of the parties to this Agreement agree that service
of any process, summons, notice or document by certified mail to such party’s address for notice
hereunder shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in the State of
Washington with respect to any matters for which it has submitted to jurisdiction pursuant to this
Section 10.9(a).
(b) To the extent permitted under Legal Requirements, each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably waives its right to a jury trial in connection with any action, proceeding or claim
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
10.10 Rules of Construction. The parties acknowledge that each party has read and negotiated
the language used in this Agreement. The parties agree that, because all parties participated in
negotiating and drafting this Agreement, no rule of construction shall apply to this Agreement
which construes ambiguous language in favor of or against any party by reason of that party’s role
in drafting this Agreement.
10.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, as applied to either party or to any
circumstance, is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or
void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision.
10.12 Exhibits. All Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto shall be deemed to be a part of
this Agreement and are fully incorporated in this Agreement by this reference.
10.13 Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be sufficient if
in writing and (a) delivered in person or by express delivery or courier service, (b) sent by
facsimile, or (c) deposited in the mail registered or certified first class, postage prepaid and
return receipt requested (provided that any notice given pursuant to clause (b) is also confirmed
by the means described in clause (a) or (c)) to such address or facsimile of the party set forth
below or to such other place or places as such party from time to time may designate in writing in
compliance with the terms hereof. Each notice shall be deemed given when so delivered personally,
or sent by facsimile transmission, or, if sent by express delivery or courier service one (1)
Business Day after being sent, or if mailed, five (5) Business Days after the date of deposit in
the mail. A notice of change of address or facsimile number shall be effective only when done in
accordance with this Section 10.13.
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To Purchaser: |
Absolute Software Corporation | |
Suite 1600, Four Bentall Centre | ||
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, X0X 0X0 | ||
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | ||
With copies to (which shall
not constitute notice): |
Xxxxxx &Watkins | |
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxxxxx XX 00000-0000 | ||
Facsimile: 213.891.8763 | ||
Attention: Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq. | ||
To Seller: |
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. | |
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx | ||
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxx, VP & General Counsel | ||
With copies to (which shall
not constitute notice): |
Xxxxxx Xxxxx & Bockius LLP | |
2 Palo Alto Square | ||
0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000 | ||
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq. |
10.14 Rights of Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended
to confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any persons other than the
parties to it and their respective successors and permitted assigns, nor is anything in this
Agreement intended to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third person to any
party to this Agreement, nor shall any provision give any third person any right of subrogation or
action over or against any party to this Agreement.
10.15 Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the
same instrument.
10.16 Public Announcements. Except in respect of any announcement required by applicable
Legal Requirements or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with or rules of Nasdaq or
the Toronto Stock Exchange (provided that in any event, the parties shall consult with each other
prior to such announcement), no party shall issue any press release or otherwise make any public
announcement regarding the transactions contemplated hereby or any party
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hereto without the consent of such party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed.
10.17 Purchaser Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the
Transaction Agreements to the contrary, Purchaser shall not be relieved of any liability to Seller
by virtue of an assumption of any obligation by a Purchaser Affiliate, and all obligations of a
Purchaser Affiliate to Seller shall be guaranteed in full by Purchaser. The foregoing is not
intended to confer any rights or remedies on any persons other than the parties to this Agreement
and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
[Signatures Follow On a Separate Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized all as of the date first written above.
“Purchaser” | “Seller” | |||||||||
ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE CORPORATION | PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD. | |||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||||||
Name:
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||||||
Title:
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Chief Executive Officer | Title: | President and CEO | |||||||
Signature Page
EXHIBIT A
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
“Affiliate” of any Person means any Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with such Person. As used herein, the term “control” (including the terms
“controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person, whether through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or
otherwise.
“Agreement” shall mean the Asset Purchase Agreement to which this Exhibit A is
attached (including the Seller Disclosure Schedule and all other schedules and exhibits attached
hereto), as it may be amended from time to time.
“Allocation” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.5.
“Anti-Theft Products and Services” means products and/or services (including, but not
limited to, products and/or services that [***] that are [***].
“Asset Sale” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.6.
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in Section
3.2(c).
“Assignment Consents” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.2(c).
“Assumed Liabilities” shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.3.
“Basket” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.6(a).
“Books and Records” shall have the meaning set fort in Section 1.1(d).
“Business” shall have the meaning set forth in the first Recital.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday or (ii) a day on
which banking and savings and loan institutions are authorized or required by law to be closed.
“Claim Certificate” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.4(a).
“Claim Response” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.4(b)(i).
“Closing” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.1.
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.1.
*** CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION
Exhibit A
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“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Competitive Activity” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.7(b).
“Confidentiality Agreement” means that Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement by and between
Seller and Purchaser dated January 8, 2010.
“Consent” shall mean any approval, consent, ratification, permission, waiver or
authorization (including any Governmental Approval).
“Contract” shall mean any legally binding agreement, contract, consensual obligation,
promise, understanding, arrangement, commitment or undertaking of any nature (whether written or
oral and whether express or implied).
“Copyrights” shall mean all copyrights, including in and to works of authorship and all
other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, whether published or unpublished,
including rights to prepare, reproduce, perform, display and distribute copyrighted works and
copies, compilations and derivative works thereof.
“Core System Software” or “CSS” means the first software program or set of software
programs started by the central processing hardware of a computing device, which program(s) is/are
responsible for initializing and managing the resources of such device including, but not limited
to coordinating the memory, processors, timers and input/output peripherals of such computing
device, loading an operating system on such device, and assisting such operating system with
auxiliary functions and chipset features.
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“CSS and Tools License” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.2(i).
“Damages” shall mean and include any loss, damage, injury, decline in value, Liability,
claim, demand, settlement, judgment, award, fine, penalty, Tax, fee (including any legal fee,
accounting fee, expert fee or advisory fee), charge, cost (including any cost of investigation) or
expense of any nature.
“Docket” shall mean Seller’s or its agents’ list or other means of tracking information
relating to the prosecution or maintenance of the Patents throughout the world, including, without
limitation, the names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers of prosecution counsel and
agents, and information relating to deadlines, payments, and filings, which list or other means of
tracking information is current as of the Closing Date.
“Employee” shall mean and each current employee of Seller who performs services primarily
related to the Business (collectively, the “Employees” and individually, an
“Employee”) (including any Employee who is on a leave of absence).
“Employee Benefit Plan” shall mean each “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of
Section 3(3) of ERISA and each other plan, program, policy, practice, contract, agreement or
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other arrangement (whether written or oral) providing compensation or other benefits to any current
or former director, officer, employee, consultant or other service provider (or to any dependent or
beneficiary thereof) of Seller or any ERISA Affiliate, which is now, or was at any time, entered
into, maintained, sponsored or contributed to by Seller or any ERISA Affiliate or under which
Seller or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have any obligation or liability, whether actual or
contingent, including, without limitation, all deferred compensation, profit sharing, incentive,
bonus, employment, consulting, retention, severance, termination pay, performance awards, stock or
stock-related awards, fringe benefits, welfare, retirement, pension, savings, vacation, holiday,
medical, disability, life, accident, fringe benefit, welfare or other employee benefit plan,
program, practice, contract agreement, arrangement, or remuneration of any kind, whether formal or
informal, funded or unfunded.
“Encumbrance” shall mean any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security
interest, encumbrance, equitable interest, claim, preference, right of possession, lease, tenancy,
license, encroachment, covenant, infringement, interference, Order, proxy, option, right of first
refusal, preemptive right, community property interest, reservation, limitation, impairment,
imperfection of title, condition or restriction of any nature (including any restriction on the
voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, any
restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any
asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of
ownership of any asset). For the purposes of clarity, it is understood that neither a covenant not
to xxx nor a non-exclusive license with respect to Intellectual Property is within the foregoing
definition of Encumbrance.
“Entity” shall mean any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust or
company (including any limited liability company or joint stock company).
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the
regulations promulgated and the rulings thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any entity which is (or at any relevant time was) a member of
a “controlled group of corporations” with, under “common control” with, a member of an “affiliated
service group” with, or is otherwise required to be treated as a single employer with, Seller under
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
“Excluded Assets” shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.2.
“Excluded Liabilities” shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.4.
“General Assignment and Xxxx of Sale” shall have the meaning specified in Section
3.2(a).
“Governmental Approval” shall mean any: (a) permit, license, certificate, concession,
approval, consent, ratification, permission, clearance, confirmation, exemption, waiver, franchise,
or authorization issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of
any
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Governmental Authority or pursuant to any Legal Requirement; or (b) right under any Contract with
any Governmental Authority.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean any: (a) body of government having jurisdiction over a
nation, principality, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or
other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other
government; (c) governmental or quasi governmental authority of any nature (including any
governmental division, subdivision, department, agency, bureau, branch, office, commission,
council, board, instrumentality, officer, official, representative, organization, unit, body or
Entity and any court or other tribunal); (d) multinational organization or body; or (e) individual,
Entity or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any executive, legislative, judicial,
administrative, regulatory, police, military or taxing authority or power of any nature.
“Governmental Consent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.2(b).
“Government Contract” means the agreement between Seller and the Government Entity entered
into in July 2008 and scheduled to expire upon Project Completion on July 16, 2010, which agreement
includes terms and conditions for the licensing, support and maintenance and non-recurring
engineering services for a customized product developed by Seller for the Government Entity that
incorporates certain Transferred Intellectual Property with other Seller Intellectual Property.
“Government Contract License” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.2(k).
“Government Contract Source Code” means the human readable software contained in the
Purchased Assets delivered to Purchaser under this Agreement, and modifications and derivatives
thereof developed by Seller in connection with the Government Contract.
“Government Entity” means the United States government entity that is party to the
Government Contract with Seller.
“Indemnification Cap” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.6(a).
“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.4(a).
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.4(a).
“In-Licenses” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.10(d).
“Intellectual Property” shall mean all U.S. and foreign (i) patents, patent applications,
patent disclosures, and all related provisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part,
divisionals, renewals, reissues, re-examinations, substitutions, and extensions thereof, (ii)
trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, logos, slogans, trade dress, and other
similar designations of source or origin, together with the goodwill symbolized by any of the
foregoing, (iii) copyrights and copyrightable subject matter (iv) rights of publicity, (v) moral
rights and rights of attribution and integrity, (v) computer programs (whether in Source Code,
Object Code, or other form), databases, compilations and data, technology supporting the foregoing,
and all documentation,
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including user manuals and training materials, related to any of the foregoing, (vi) trade secrets
and all confidential information, know-how, inventions, proprietary processes, formulae, models,
and methodologies (“Trade Secrets”), (vii) Internet domain name registrations, Internet and
World Wide Web URLs or addresses, (viii) all rights in the foregoing and in other similar
intangible assets, (ix) all applications and registrations for the foregoing, and (x) all rights
and remedies against infringement, misappropriation, or other violation thereof.
“IP Licenses” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.10(e).
“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.
“Knowledge” An individual shall be deemed to have “Knowledge” of a particular fact or other
matter if: (i) such individual is actually aware of such fact or other matter or (ii) (except when
Knowledge is stated to be “actual Knowledge”) such individual would be reasonably expected to be
aware of such fact or other matter in the ordinary and usual course of the performance of their
professional and employment responsibilities. Seller and Purchaser shall be deemed to have
“Knowledge” of a particular fact or other matter if any of their respective officers has Knowledge
of such fact or other matter as provided in the foregoing sentence.
“Legal Requirement” shall mean any federal, state, provincial, local, municipal, foreign or
other law, statute, legislation, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance,
code, Order, edict, decree, proclamation, treaty, convention, rule, regulation, permit, ruling,
directive, pronouncement, requirement (licensing or otherwise), specification, determination,
decision, opinion or interpretation that is, has been or may in the future be issued, enacted,
adopted, passed, approved, promulgated, made, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under
the authority of any Governmental Authority.
“Liability” shall mean any debt, obligation, duty or liability of any nature (including any
unknown, undisclosed, unmatured, unaccrued, unasserted, contingent, indirect, conditional, implied,
vicarious, derivative, joint, several or secondary liability).
“Licensed-Back Object Code” shall have the meaning specified in Section
6.14(b).
“Licensed-Back Source Code” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.14(a).
“Licensed Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property owned by Seller as of
the Closing Date that is both (i) necessary for the conduct of the Business; and (ii) not
Transferred Intellectual Property, including the software and code licensed to Purchaser under
Section 6.13 and the Patents licensed to Purchaser under the Patent License; provided,
however, in no event will Licensed Intellectual Property be deemed to include the software or other
items licensed to Purchaser under the CSS and Tools License.
“Licensed Object Code” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.13(b).
“Licensed Source Code” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.13(a).
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“Material Adverse Effect” means (i) with respect to Purchaser, any event, change or effect
(each, an “Effect” that, when taken individually or together with all other adverse
Effects, is or is reasonably likely (a) to be materially adverse to the condition (financial or
otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business, operations or results of operations of
Purchaser or its subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) to prevent or materially delay consummation
of the Transaction or otherwise to prevent Purchaser from performing its obligations in all
material respects under this Agreement; and (ii) any Effect that, when taken individually or
together with all other adverse Effects, is or is reasonably likely (a) to be materially adverse to
the Purchased Assets, taken as a whole, or (b) to prevent or materially delay consummation of the
Transaction or otherwise to prevent Seller from performing its obligations in material respects
under this Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall any of the following be deemed,
either alone or in combination, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect, nor shall any of the
following be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect:
(A) any Effect that is the result of general market or political factors or economic factors
affecting the economy as a whole (so long as the Purchased Assets are not disproportionately
affected thereby), (B) any Effect that is the result of factors generally affecting the industry or
specific markets in which the Business operates (so long as the Purchased Assets are not
disproportionately affected thereby), or (C) any Effect arising out of or resulting from actions
contemplated by the parties hereto in connection with this Agreement or that is attributable to the
announcement, performance of this Agreement or the pendency of the Transaction (including a loss of
customers or employees).
“Material Contracts” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.8(a).
“Non-Compete Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.7(b).
“Object Code” means the binary, machine-readable and executable form of a software program.
“Open Source Software” means any computer software or software component that is
distributed as “open source software” (software distributed under any license approved by the Open
Source Initiative as set forth in xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx) or “free software” (as defined by the
Free Software Foundation) or under similar licensing or distribution terms. Open Source Software
includes software code that is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), the GNU
Library/Lesser General Public License (LGPL), the Mozilla Public License (MPL), the Common Public
License (CPL), the Apache License, the BSD License, the Artistic License, the Netscape Public
License, or the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL).
“Order” shall mean any: (a) temporary, preliminary or permanent order, judgment,
injunction, edict, decree, ruling, pronouncement, determination, decision, opinion, verdict,
sentence, stipulation, subpoena, writ or award that is or has been issued, made, entered, rendered
or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any court, administrative agency or other
Governmental Authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel; or (b) Contract with any
Governmental Authority that is or has been entered into in connection with any Proceeding.
“Out-Licenses” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.10(e).
“Patent Assignment” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.2(d).
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“Patents” shall mean all United States and foreign patents and applications therefor and
all reissues, divisionals, re-examinations, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and
continuations-in-part thereof.
“Patent Documentation” shall mean the following: (i) a copy of the patent application, as
filed; (ii) if unpublished, a copy of the filing receipt and the non-publication requests, if
available; (iii) the original assignment agreement(s) from the inventors and/or prior owners to
Seller or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) the Docket; (v) all available conception and reduction to
practice materials in Phoenix’s possession (or Phoenix’s patent counsel’s possession); (vi)
evidence of foreign filing license (or denial thereof); (vii) a copy of each relevant Out-License;
and (viii) the Prosecution History Files.
“Patent License” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.2(h).
“Persistence” or “Persistent” means, with respect to products and services, [***].
“Person” shall mean any individual, Entity or Governmental Authority.
“Post-Closing Period” shall mean any taxable period beginning after the Closing Date and
that portion of any Straddle Period beginning after the Closing Date.
“Pre-Closing Period” shall mean any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date and
that portion of any Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date.
“Proceeding” shall mean any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including
any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), prosecution, audit or
examination that is or has been commenced, brought, conducted or heard at law or in equity or
before any Governmental Authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.
“Project Completion” shall mean Seller completing its project obligations and services
under the Government Contract, and the Government Entity accepting and approving such project
obligations and services.
“Property Taxes” shall mean all real property Taxes, personal property Taxes and similar ad
valorem Taxes.
“Prosecution History Files” shall mean all files, documents and tangible things, as those
terms have been interpreted pursuant to rules and laws governing the production of documents and
things, constituting, comprising or relating to the investigation, evaluation, preparation,
prosecution, maintenance, defense, filing, issuance, registration, assertion or enforcement of the
Patents.
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“Proximity-based Anti-Theft Products and Services” means [***].
“Purchase Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1.
“Purchased Assets” shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.1.
“Purchaser” shall mean Absolute Software Corporation, a British Columbia corporation.
“Purchaser Affiliate” shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.1.
“Purchaser Fundamental Rep” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.1(a).
“Purchaser Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.2(a).
“Receivables” shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.2(h).
“Registered Intellectual Property” shall mean all United States, international and foreign:
(i) Patents, including applications therefor; (ii) registered Trademarks, applications to register
Trademarks, including intent-to-use applications, or other registrations or applications related to
Trademarks; (iii) Copyright registrations and applications to register Copyrights; (iv) Mask Work
registrations and applications to register Mask Works; and (v) any other Intellectual Property that
is the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or other document issued by,
filed with, or recorded by, any state, government or other public legal authority, in each case (i)
through (v) above, that is at any time used exclusively in the Business.
“Representatives” shall mean officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants,
advisors, agents, distributors, licensees, shareholders, subsidiaries and lenders of a party. In
addition, all Affiliates of Seller shall be deemed to be “Representatives” of Seller.
“Seller” shall mean Phoenix Technologies Ltd., a Delaware corporation.
“Seller Contracts” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.11.
“Seller Disclosure Schedule” shall have the meaning specified in Article 4.
“Seller Fundamental Rep” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.1(a).
“Seller Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.2(b).
“Seller Products and Services” shall have the meaning specified in the Recitals.
“Seller Registered Intellectual Property” means the Registered Intellectual Property listed
on Schedules 1.1(a) and 3.2(h).
“Seller Sale” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.7(d).
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“Source Code” means the human readable form of a software program.
“Straddle Period” shall mean any taxable period beginning before or on and ending
after the Closing Date.
“Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other
entity with respect to which a specified Person (or one or more Subsidiaries thereof) owns a
majority of the common stock, partnership interests or other equity interests, has the power to
vote or direct the voting of sufficient securities to elect a majority of the directors or similar
governing body, or otherwise has the power to direct its business and policies.
“Support and Maintenance Services” means, following the Project Completion and the
expiration of the Government Contract, any ongoing support and maintenance services that are
required to be provided to the Government Entity in connection with the Government Contract.
“Support Services Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.2(b).
“Survival Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.1(a).
“Surviving Reps” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.1(a).
“Tax” (and, with correlative meaning, “Taxes” and “Taxable”) means any net income,
alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer,
franchise, profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium, property, environmental or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or other tax,
governmental fee or other assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest
or any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount and any interest on such penalty, addition to
tax or additional amount, imposed by any Tax Authority, whether disputed or not.
“Tax Authority” means any Governmental Authority responsible for the imposition, assessment
or collection of any Tax (domestic or foreign).
“Tax Return” shall mean any return, information return, report, claim for refund,
statement, declaration, notice, certificate or other document that is or has been filed with or
submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Authority in
connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection
with the administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any Legal Requirement
related to any Tax, including any schedule or attachment thereto and including any amendment
thereof.
“Termination Notices” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.11.
“Third-Party Claim” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.4(c).
“Trade Secrets” shall mean all trade secrets rights under applicable law and other rights
in know-how and confidential or proprietary information, processing, manufacturing or marketing
information, including new developments, inventions, processes, ideas or other proprietary
information that provide Seller with advantages over competitors who do not know or use it and
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documentation thereof (including related papers, blueprints, drawings, chemical compositions,
formulae, diaries, notebooks, specifications, designs, methods of manufacture and data processing
software, compilations of information).
“Trademarks” shall mean any and all trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names,
corporate names, Internet domain names and addresses, URLs and general-use e-mail addresses.
“Transaction” shall mean, collectively, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Transaction Agreements” shall mean this Agreement and the Exhibits.
“Transferred Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section
1.1(a).
“Transferred Patents” means the Patents listed on Schedule 1.1(a).
“Transfer Taxes” shall mean all federal, state, local or foreign sales, use, transfer, real
property transfer, mortgage recording, stamp duty, value-added or similar Taxes that may be imposed
in connection with the transfer of Purchased Assets or assumption of Assumed Liabilities, together
with any interest, additions to Tax or penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect
of such additions to Tax or penalties.
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Exhibit 3.2(k)